From Congress to US CENTCOM, Washington treads carefully in the face of new Israeli government

Washington counts on fledgling Negev Forum to drive Middle East security 

Keen to see the establishment of a Middle East security organisation, the US is looking to the Negev Forum to fulfill that role, despite the scant progress it has made thus far.

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Israeli intelligence mobilised in response to renewed violence 

Worried Israeli senior security officials have warned Benjamin Netanyahu that the country's new far-right government's punitive response to Palestinian strikes may worsen the security situation.

Meet Red Banyan, key Israeli ally in the US public relations world 

With Netanyahu back as prime minister in Israel, the lobbying group AIPAC will be his chief advocate in Washington. AIPAC can count on its linchpin Red Banyan, a PR firm with bountiful connections to the pro-Israel lobby.

Behind the new deal between Turkey's MIT and the Mossad  Free

With Israeli-Turkish diplomatic relations now fully restored, a reconciliation over intelligence sharing appears to have been sealed as well. Turkish intelligence services and the Mossad recently discreetly signed an understanding aimed largely at allowing Tel Aviv to track down Iranian cells in Turkey.

Israel's integration in CENTCOM set to change intelligence-sharing  Free

Israel's shift to US CENTCOM provides it and its new Arab allies with new intelligence-sharing opportunities.