President Donald Trump has issued a high-stakes invitation to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting at the White House "in the near future," the Prime Minister's Office announced tonight (Monday). The phone call between the two leaders arrives at a politically explosive moment, immediately following Trump's public warning to Israel about its military activities in Syria and coinciding with Netanyahu's controversial legal moves at home.
The repeated invitations, if Netanyahu attends, it will be his fifth visit to the White House since Trump's re-entry to office, signal an active, direct channel focused on Israel’s war strategy and regional realignment. The last meeting occurred in October, following the signing of a hostage agreement.
Despite the complex political undercurrents, the Prime Minister's Office stated that the two leaders focused their conversation on key strategic objectives: This focus on expanding peace agreements, widening the circle of Arab and Muslim countries normalizing with Israel, suggests the White House summit could precede a major diplomatic push. Rushed "near future" summits often precede significant policy moves, such as a new Gaza blueprint, a ceasefire package, or a normalization breakthrough. (Read More)
