Trump allegedly orders dossier on PM’s scandals after remark on his personality

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order as Chief of Staff Reince Priebus looks on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, January 23, 2017. US President Donald Trump allegedly instructed White House staff to provide him with a report on the ongoing criminal investigations involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the publication of comments the prime minister is purported to have said about Trump's personality, the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday.

Israel leader’s White House trip clouded in uncertainty

In this Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Israel's prime minister heads to Washington this week for a high-profile meeting with President Donald Trump that is suddenly clouded in uncertainty.

On Trump’s National Security Team, Insecurity Over Michael Flynn and Policy

National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is currently under scrutiny for a phone call he had with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the U.S., in December. President Donald Trump's national security team reportedly is in a state of crisis, tied largely to suspicions National Security Adviser Michael Flynn discussed lifting sanctions with a Russian envoy and then hid the nature of those conversations from colleagues including Vice President Mike Pence .

Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting, February 12, 2017.

During his weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the proposed appointment of former PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to sereve as the UN envoy to Libya: "Several days ago, I was informed of the possibility of the appointment of Salaam Fayyad to a UN position. I said that the time has come for reciprocity in the UN's relations with Israel and free gifts cannot be constantly given to the Palestinian side."

‘Trump’s government is waiting to see what Netanyahu wants’

At an event in Gush Etzion's Oz Vegaon, Co-chairman of Republicans Overseas Israel Marc Zell spoke about the steps US President Donald Trump is taking to change the US policy towards Israel, the Middle East, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He also spoke about Trump's pre-election promises.

US does abrupt about face on Palestinian appointment to top UN post

After initially indicating it would accept a senior Palestinian leader for a top United Nations post, the Trump administration abruptly reversed course Friday over concern that the move would boost the Palestinian cause at the world body, sending shock and confusion through the diplomatic community. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres sent a letter to the Ukraine ambassador, who serves as president of the Security Council, informing the council of his intention to appoint former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to be his special representative for Libya, according a copy of the letter shown to CNN.

Trump says Israel settlement growth ‘not good for peace’

Jewish settlements in both the West Bank and east Jerusalem are viewed as illegal under international law and major stumbling blocks to peace. Photo: AFP US President Donald Trump does not believe Israeli settlement growth in Palestinian territories is "good for peace", he told a paper today, in his most direct comments on the matter since inauguration.

Israeli settler group shrugs off White House criticism

Israeli settlers on Friday shrugged off White House criticism of settlement construction, convinced they have the sympathies of US President Donald Trump. The Palestinians, still wary of Trump, warned that the settlers' hard-line stance could spell the end to a two-state solution to the conflict.

Israeli settler group brushes off Trump settlement warning

Israeli police evict settlers in the West Bank outpost Amona, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Israeli forces have begun evacuating a controversial settlement Amona, which is the largest of about 100 unauthorized outposts erected in the West Bank without permission but generally tolerated by the Israeli government.

White House cautions Israel on expanding settlements in West Bank

Israeli police evict settlers from the West Bank settlement of Ofra on Thursday following the evacuation of Amona outpost. Amona is the largest of about 100 unauthorized outposts erected in the West Bank without formal permission but with tacit Israeli government support.

Israel’s Netanyahu says US embassy should be in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the American embassy in Israel should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, injecting himself once again into a charged campaign trail promise of U.S. President Donald Trump. Netanyahu's comments at his weekly Cabinet meeting appeared aimed at countering reports that Israel was concerned about the fallout of such a move, which is vehemently opposed by the Palestinians and has sparked fears of a renewed outbreak of violence.

Why the US cannot – and will not – move its embassy in Israel

Donald Trump Why the US cannot - and will not - move its embassy in Israel Demonstrators hit LAX to protest Trump's immigration ban Trump puts Mexican president in a political vise MORE , promised that once he was elected he would move the U.S. embassy in Israel, currently in Tel Aviv, to Jerusalem. In doing so, he was echoing a theme that has been played out in the previous six presidential elections.

Facing Mexico’s fury, Israel backtracks on Trump border wall praise

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours the new fence along the Jordanian border with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot and the head of the Southern Command Eyal Zamir, February 9, 2016. A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry stressed Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not commenting on US-Mexican relations when the Israeli leader said earlier that US President Donald Trump was "right" in pushing for a wall along the US-Mexico border to block illegal immigration.