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Israel is preparing for the working-level delegation to leave for Doha at the end of this week in order to discuss technical details related to the continued implementation of the agreement,
said a statement released after Netanyahu met with Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff I look forward to discussing how we can bring peace to Israel and its neighbors, and efforts to counter our shared adversaries.”
In his letter inviting Netanyahu to Washington last week, he wrote There may also be discussion about the future of the Palestinian issue and ways in which the Trump peace plan unveiled during his first term can be revived, as well as how a normalization push between Israel and Saudi Arabia can be concluded,
A potential economic corridor from Asia to Europe through Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, maybe even the Palestinian Authority, works very well with Trump’s agenda of countering aggressive Chinese expansionism through the Belt and Road Initiative,
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s historic visit to Washington will mark a significant moment in Israel-U.S. relations, setting a tone of close cooperation and friendship between the Israeli government and the Trump administration,
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter told Fox News Digital Trump, in his second term, is repeating his willingness to withdraw from the Kurdish-controlled northeastern part of Syria, which may contrast with Israel’s interest,
I believe that Trump is prepared to immediately snap back paralyzing sanctions and issue a credible military threat to bring Iran back to the negotiating table for an agreement on its nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile testing and terror financing,
Danny Ayalon, former Israeli deputy foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S., told Fox News Digital Regarding agenda terms, Trump will want Netanyahu to proceed to the second phase of the truce agreement with Hamas. This is very difficult for Israel, since this basically leaves the terror group in power in Gaza,
former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren told Fox News Digital If not, the Iranians will be subject to a major operation that may be through an American-led coalition or different structures with or without Israel,
he added, while referencing an Axios report last month We will make the point that to allow Tehran to maintain its nuclear capabilities, which they can raise very quickly toward nuclear weapons, is simply unacceptable,
The prime minister will be the first foreign leader to visit the White House in President Trump’s second term, and his visit will spur bilateral efforts to promote security and prosperity in the U.S., Israel and the Middle East,
You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out [Gaza] and say, ‘You know, it’s over,’
This meeting will deal with important issues, critical issues facing Israel and our region, victory over Hamas, achieving the release of all our hostages and dealing with the Iranian terror axis and all its components – an axis that threatens the peace of Israel, the Middle East and the entire world,
I have no guarantees that the peace is going to hold,
The president started his term by saying that he wanted the ceasefire to be in place by January 20. That’s what he got,
We’re certainly hopeful.”
His Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who met with the Israeli leader on Monday, added But I believe that working closely with President Trump we can redraw it even further, and for the better,
This is one of the most important and critical meetings between an American president and an Israeli prime minister,
said Eytan Gilboa, an expert on U.S.-Israel relations at Bar-Ilan University near Tel Aviv This push by Trump doesn’t square with the idea of a Palestinian state as we know it,
I think it's a testimony to the strength of the Israeli-American alliance,
he said before boarding his flight
