Category: IL-01
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Israel Votes, Deadlock Persists
Israel held Knesset elections on 27 October 2026.Neither main bloc has the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Turnout was high at 77.7% (highest since 1999). What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? Israel Election 2026: Strategic Assessment IL-01 | THREE CORPORATE — ISRAEL DESK Government formation unresolved 28 October…
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West Bank Pressure Becomes Policy
On 8 September 2026, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden issued a joint statement confirming their intention to introduce national restrictions—or support European ones—on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The UK, France, and Canada specifically announced they would ban imports of…
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Netanyahu: No F-35s for Turkey
In a Fox News interview, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued against the U.S. supplying F-35 fighter jets or engines to Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He stated that it would upset the Middle East power balance maintained by Israeli air superiority and U.S. posture. The remarks were made ahead of President Trump’s planned…
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Trump Signals Limits to Israeli Escalation
On June 16, 2026, at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, President Donald Trump publicly stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon.” He also expressed dissatisfaction with Israel’s recent military actions there, calling a recent attack in Beirut “too much” or “vicious” and noting it occurred…
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Trump, Netanyahu, and Leverage
Axios reports that Trump told Netanyahu in their latest phonecall, ‘You’re f***ing crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.’ What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessement? IL-01, Israel Agent: The first thing to establish is that the…