President-elect Trump is compiling one of the most pro-Israel teams of any administration in history, following a presidential battle that saw Vice President Harris lose support from voters upset the Biden administration armed Israel in its war against Hamas.

The emerging team suggests the Trump administration, backed by a GOP-controlled Congress, will give the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even more unfettered support than the Biden administration, which frequently tangled with the country even as it offered its support.

The team includes a number of strong personalities, who may disagree on various aspects of policy even if they all share a strong support for Israel.

“I don't assume that all of these people are going to always be rowing in the exact same direction,” said Michael Koplow, chief policy officer for the Israel Policy Forum.

“I think that there will be differences and conflicts, and ultimately it's going to be up to Trump to decide what direction he wants to go.”

Here’s a look at who are the key players.

Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz

Trump’s picks of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for secretary of State and Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) as his national security adviser put two experienced foreign policy and national security strategists in Trump’s orbit.

Both have staked out hard-line positions on supporting Israel in its defense against Iran and Iranian-backed proxies, like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis in Yemen.

In 2020, Waltz issued support for then-President Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East —which gave Palestinians limited autonomy among disconnected territory in the West Bank and gave Netanyahu a green light to de facto annexations of Israeli settlements.

It’s not clear how much of Trump’s 2020 peace plan he’ll try to employ in a second administration, but he has talked about expanding the Abraham Accords, which established relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

The next goal would be to bring Saudi Arabia into participation, something Trump in his first........

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