Naftali Bennett: Why the U.S.-Israel Alliance Matters ...Middle East

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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks to the media during the party session at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, on May 20, 2026 —Ohad Zwigenberg—AP

Mazal tov, America.

The bond between our two nations did not begin with the Iran war. It will not end when this war is over. It is older and deeper than any single point in history. We shall always cherish the moment when American soldiers arrived at the gates of Auschwitz. When David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel's independence on May 14, 1948, it was the United States, led by the courageous and clear-eyed Harry Truman, that extended recognition within minutes. That act toward a people reborn in their ancient homeland set the tone for everything that followed.

Now, under President Donald Trump's leadership, the United States has pursued a Middle East policy that dares to imagine something genuinely new: a region in which Iran's destructive influence is constrained, the axis of violence and intimidation is weakened, and a moderate, forward-looking coalition of nations can finally raise its head. The Abraham Accords, led by President Trump, were the opening chapter. What we see today—the effort to build a broad regional security and economic reality—embodied by visions like the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor, is the next one. This revised architecture can help create a new future for the region that gave the world all Monotheistic religions. And this will also be the task of the next Israeli leadership. It is ambitious. It is historic. And Israel is not a bystander in this vision. We are one of its cornerstones.   

I will not pretend this friendship has always been without friction. Partnerships between nations, like those between people, encounter disagreements. There have been differences of perspective, candid conversations, and moments of tension. That is normal. That is, in fact, a mark of genuine friendship—the willingness to speak honestly and to work through difficulty rather than around it. What has never wavered is the underlying foundation: the recognition that when it matters most, the United States and Israel stand together.

The good news is that truth is resilient. The friendship between our two nations is not built on illusion. It is built on decades of shared sacrifice, shared achievement, and shared purpose. It has survived wars, recessions, and the tests of time. It will survive this as well.

When I look ahead to the next 50 years—and allow myself to imagine the 300th anniversary of American independence—I see a Middle East that has moved, however imperfectly, toward stability and coexistence. I see an Israel that has grown in strength and confidence, contributing to regional peace and to global progress. And I see the United States, still the indispensable nation, still the great democracy the founders envisioned—with Israel proudly at its side.

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