Some reports have cast this disconnect as indicative of a chasm between Trump and Israel. But this is a misreading. The divide is not between the president and Israel so much as between the president and Israel’s leader. Most Israelis support what Trump is doing—and oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza.

Trump's decision to bypass Israel during his current visit to the Middle East had already been seen as a marker of the his administration's increased focus on lucrative business deals with wealthy Gulf countries,

President Trump addressed Israel and the Palestinians during a speech Tuesday in Saudi Arabia: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Since January 20th, the U.S. military has terminated 83 terrorist leaders operating across Iraq,