{"id":7703,"date":"2026-07-06T16:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/netanyahu-says-his-ties-with-trump-are-fine-takes-aim-at-turkiye\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:35:35","slug":"netanyahu-says-his-ties-with-trump-are-fine-takes-aim-at-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/netanyahu-says-his-ties-with-trump-are-fine-takes-aim-at-turkiye\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu says his ties with Trump are \u2018fine\u2019, takes aim at Turkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>In Fox News interview, Israeli prime minister lauds US alliance and argues that Ankara should not receive F-35 jets.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/6\/is-the-us-really-preparing-to-drop-israel\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> says his ties with US President Donald Trump are \u201cfine\u201d, dismissing reports of rifts between the two leaders over the ceasefire with Iran and Israel\u2019s attacks in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Netanyahu heaped praise on the United States and Trump.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/4\/at-least-7-palestinians-killed-by-israeli-forces-over-past-48-hours-in-gaza\">At least 7 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces over past 48 hours in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/4\/trump-hints-israels-benjamin-netanyahu-may-visit-us-as-early-as-next-week\">Trump hints Israel\u2019s Benjamin Netanyahu may visit US as early as next week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/6\/huge-crowd-joins-funeral-procession-for-irans-supreme-leader-khamenei\">Huge crowd joins funeral procession for Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Khamenei<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAmerica has been a tremendous force for good, and without America, there won\u2019t be any democracy in the world, and there won\u2019t be any freedom in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli prime minister added that he and Trump see eye to eye on \u201cjust about everything\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come amid criticism by some members of the Israeli cabinet of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/29\/the-us-iran-mou-looks-at-managing-the-pain-rather-than-ending-the-war\">memorandum of understanding<\/a> between the US and Iran that calls for a regional ceasefire, including in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has refused to withdraw from Lebanon, insisting that it has the right to bomb the country at any time to respond to \u201cthreats\u201d. An Israeli strike in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/7\/6\/iran-war-live-tehran-set-for-khameneis-procession-israel-bombs-lebanon\">southern Lebanon<\/a> on Monday killed four civilians, including a teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu said there can be differences between the US and Israel, but the two countries are \u201cmodel allies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy relationship with the president is fine, and we have a way of ironing out our differences as allies who respect each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister confirmed\u00a0<span>he will\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/4\/trump-hints-israels-benjamin-netanyahu-may-visit-us-as-early-as-next-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soon visit<\/a> the US again, but said no date has been set for the<\/span>\u00a0trip.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his agenda during the visit, Netanyahu took aim at Turkiye, saying that he will lobby against the transfer of F-35 jets to Ankara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they should be given F-35s or the engines for their fighter jets because that\u2019ll upset the power balance in the Middle East, which is ultimately guaranteed by Israeli air superiority, and also by, I think, by America\u2019s posture in the Middle East,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Turkiye, a NATO ally of the US, has been an outspoken critic of Israel\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/longform\/2024\/4\/30\/we-didnt-expect-to-find-bones-inside-one-gaza-familys-nightmare\">genocidal war<\/a> on Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to visit Ankara later this week for a NATO summit.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu attempted to draw a contrast between Israel and Turkiye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t lift a finger to help you in Iran. We did,\u201d he told Fox News, a conservative US media network mostly watched by Trump voters. \u201cWe\u2019re the model ally that fought next to your great soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu has called for the US to attack Iran for decades, leading to the US-Israel war on Iran that broke out on February 28, which proved to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/6\/100-days-into-the-war-on-iran-trump-fails-to-rally-us-support\">overwhelmingly unpopular<\/a> with American voters.<\/p>\n<p>Some Israeli commentators and politicians have been escalating rhetoric against Turkiye, suggesting that the country is the next regional rival and target after Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Turkiye\u2019s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Saturday against Israel\u2019s efforts to undermine the US-Iran agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are closely following the Israeli administration\u2019s attempts to dynamite the deal,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/4\/turkiyes-erdogan-says-israel-must-not-be-able-to-dynamite-us-iran-deal\">he said<\/a>. \u201cThe current war-addicted Israeli government must not be allowed to drown our geography in the smell of gunpowder and blood again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Fox News interview, Israeli prime minister lauds US alliance and argues that Ankara should not receive F-35 jets. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his ties with US President Donald Trump are \u201cfine\u201d, dismissing reports of rifts between the two leaders over the ceasefire with Iran and Israel\u2019s attacks in Lebanon. 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