Trump’s Billion-Dollar Arms Tango With Israel

Donald Trump is back in the headlines, and this time it’s not about rallies or reality TV swagger. Word in Washington is that he’s pushing a mega $6 billion arms deal to Israel — and of course, he’s doing it in the only way Trump knows how: loud, dramatic, and dripping with political theatre.

The package, according to The Wall Street Journal, is pure blockbuster. Think 30 shiny AH-64 Apache helicopters worth $3.8 billion — enough to almost double Israel’s fleet. Add another $1.9 billion for 3,250 infantry assault vehicles, and you’ve got a deal so big it makes even defense contractors blush. All of it, of course, to be funded by American military aid.

But here’s the twist that has tongues wagging: Trump, insiders say, is privately fuming at Benjamin Netanyahu. Their bromance has soured since a botched Israeli strike on Hamas negotiators in Qatar. In true Trump fashion, he reportedly let rip: “He’s f——g me!” Yep, those exact words, shouted about the Israeli prime minister. Not exactly the language of diplomacy, but certainly headline gold.

Meanwhile, across the pond, Europe is stirring the pot. Sir Keir Starmer, now Britain’s Prime Minister, pulled the ultimate stunt — formally recognising Palestine. “A sovereign Palestinian state,” he declared, just as Israel ramped up its Gaza offensive. Cue the outrage. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pounced, accusing Starmer of handing Hamas a “reward for terrorism” and branding him too “nice” to hostile powers.

So, the gossip mill spins: Trump sells weapons, Netanyahu tests patience, Europe signals Palestine, and Britain’s political class claws at each other over the fallout. It’s a cocktail of money, war, and ego — shaken, not stirred.

The bottom line? While the ink isn’t yet dry on Trump’s arms deal, the whispers say it’s less about helicopters and tanks, and more about who gets the upper hand in the tangled soap opera of Middle East politics. And like any good soap, the cliffhanger is clear: will Trump’s billions buy loyalty, or will his “love-hate tango” with Netanyahu spiral into yet another season of betrayal?