Netanyahu’s diplomatic blitz now victim of the coronavirus - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mazal Mualem

Mazal Mualem

Feb 2, 2021

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C-L) and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein (C-R) attend a ceremony for the arrival of a plane carrying a shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on Jan. 10, 2021. Although Israel has done a stellar job when it comes to the vaccine, the coronavirus still poses a major problem in the country and is preventing the prime minister from jet-setting around the Gulf to celebrate his normalization agreements with Arab countries. — MOTTI MILLROD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauds as he and U.S. President Donald Trump deliver joint remarks on a Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts? - RC26PE9IWG1Q

Trump’s endorsement crucial for Netanyahu’s annexation plan

Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Witnessed by President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu signed a peace deal with the UAE and a declaration of intent to make peace with Bahrain. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Will Trump drag Netanyahu down with him?

Mazal Mualem

In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the US Congress on March 3, 2015 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Netanyahu was invited by House Speaker John Boehner to address Congress without informing the White House. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Unhappy Netanyahu must now do with Biden

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Bahrain FM to visit Israel on Wednesday, meet with Netanyahu, Pompeo

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs