{"id":338741,"date":"2026-04-28T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/does-israel-have-a-more-special-relationship-with-us-than-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:00:05","slug":"does-israel-have-a-more-special-relationship-with-us-than-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/does-israel-have-a-more-special-relationship-with-us-than-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Israel have a more \u201cspecial relationship\u201d with US than UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ywd8pUACkRQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Does Israel have a more \u201cspecial relationship\u201d with US than UK?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ywd8pUACkRQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Another assassination attempt on Donald Trump, relations between the president and Keir Starmer have hit rock bottom and the spectre of Jeffrey Epstein hanging over the White House and Buckingham Palace. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III\u2019s state visit to America is happening at one of the most turbulent periods to hit the so-called \u201cspecial relationship\u201d, and now the leaked footage obtained by the Financial Times appears to show the UK ambassador to the US Christian Turner saying that the only country to have a special relationship with the US is \u201cprobably Israel\u201d.  <\/p>\n<p>A Government spokesperson says: &quot;These were private, informal comments made to a group of UK sixth-form students visiting the US in early February. They are certainly not any reflection of the UK government\u2019s position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, will the state visit stay on track or could it all unravel? And does Israel really have a more &quot;special relationship&quot; with America than Israel? <\/p>\n<p>In the latest episode of TrumpWorld Matt Frei and Anushka Asthana pick apart all the latest news from DC and the Palace and analyse exclusive polling about what Americans feel about the monarchy, the special relationship and Trump himself where almost a fifth of people polled said they supported Trump running for a third term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another assassination attempt on Donald Trump, relations between the president and Keir Starmer have hit rock bottom and the spectre of Jeffrey Epstein hanging over the White House and Buckingham Palace. 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