When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week, the encounter will mark more than a diplomatic reunion.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has a series of vexing choices to make in the year ahead on issues including Gaza, conscription and a judicial overhaul, with elections looming.

Defense Minister Israel Katz had proposed that Army Radio, broadcasting since the early days of the state, will be shut down by March 1.

The Knesset passed a bill in its first reading to establish a special commission of inquiry into the failures of October 7, in line with the wishes of Benjamin Netanyahu, who has rejected the idea of a more independent body.

On Wednesday, Netanyahu will meet Evangelical leaders at 10:30 a.m. at his hotel, then will head to the Shul of Bal Harbour for an event with lawmakers, Jewish and community leaders, and local students. He takes off for Israel on Thursday afternoon and is slated to land back in Israel early Friday afternoon.

Israel has detonated a geopolitical shockwave by becoming the first country in the world to officially recognize Somaliland as an independent nation. Benjamin Netanyahu signed the recognition papers live on a phone call with Somaliland’s president,

"It's J.D., Marco, Jared, Steve, Susie. Netanyahu has lost them. The only one he has left is the president, who still likes him," an insider told Ravid