A reporter asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Vice President JD Vance during Vance's visit this week to Jerusalem whether the U.S. pressuring Israel to make a peace deal with Hamas makes it an American "vassal state or protectorate.

"The nature of the relationship between Israel and the United States is asymmetrical; we are kind of a 'client state,'" he explained. Former Israeli Consul General to New York, Alon Pinkas, criticized US interference in Israeli affairs in a conversation on Israel-US relations with Ron Kupman and Arieh Eldad on their show on 103FM radio on Friday.

Vice President JD Vance addressed Israeli concerns by saying the United States isn't there to "monitor a toddler," but to monitor amount of work to do.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance sought Wednesday to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration was dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East, as he and other top U.S. envoys visit Israel this week to support the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Far-right activist and Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer celebrates Hamdi’s detention as US gov’t says he’s in ICE custody.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem on Thursday to address issues regarding the Gaza cease-fire.

Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected claims that the US dictates Israeli security policy, saying Israel is a sovereign state that will decide which forces it works with.

Israel’s attack also sparked striking rhetorical solidarity among the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council — led by its heavyweights, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar — and accelerated a dramatic shift in Gulf states’ perception of the Jewish state.

Steve Bannon explained the need for a three-state solution and why the Greater Israel Project destroyed Israel on his podcast "War Room." STEVE BANNON: In the Middle East, Heratz, I'll put it up tomorrow,