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Friday, June 19, 2026

A newspaper owned by a billionaire Republican megadonor has published a blistering opinion piece accusing President Donald Trump of betraying Israel over his deal with Iran to end the war. The critical op-ed was published by Israel Hayom, the Israeli newspaper owned by Miriam Adelson, one of Trump's biggest financial backers and one of the most influential pro-Israel donors in Republican politics.

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... Adelson, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen with an estimated fortune of tens of billions of dollars, has been a major force in shaping conservative support for Israel and has had close ties to Trump for years.

In the column, Israel Hayom journalist Danny Zaken praised Trump's past support for Israel but said the president had made a "colossal mistake" by signing what he called a "surrender agreement" with Tehran.

In a piece headlined "You could have been the greatest president of all, but you failed," Zaken wrote that Trump had missed an opportunity to be remembered among America's greatest presidents and warned the deal could damage U.S. interests and Israel's security.

The criticism from a pro-Israel outlet closely aligned with Trump's political base comes at a tense moment for U.S.-Israel relations, and suggests Trump's push to end the Iran war tests not only that relationship but his own political coalition. ...


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