In January 2026, Saudi criticism of “Israel” and the UAE-led normalization track sparked a fierce U.S. “pro-Israel” lobby backlash, exposing a widening regional rift.

Larry Ellison, the American billionaire behind Oracle, returned to the spotlight after ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, announced a deal creating a new U.S. entity majority owned by American investors.

Tucker Carlson, a prominent right-wing media figure, has emerged as a symbol of a notable shift within the conservative right by challenging long-standing taboos over relations with “Tel Aviv”.

Support for the Israeli Occupation among a significant segment of evangelicals in the U.S. is starting to waver, particularly in the wake of “Israel’s” genocide in Gaza.

"Tel Aviv’s" airstrikes and threats if Syria didn’t pull its troops from Sweida—and its move to portray itself as the protector of southern Syria—revealed a broader Israeli plan to reshape the regional order through minority groups.