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Trump wants to present Bibi to rest of the world, saying … if you concede and are willing to compromise, I’m willing to take off the tariffs,
said Yaki Dayan, a former Israeli consul general in Los Angeles
What is so urgent, except that Trump is going to Saudi Arabia?”
Ben-David saidThere’s a chance that if they don’t make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago,
he added, referring to levies against the third-party countries or entities that trade with the tariffed nation
There’s a long line of leaders who would’ve wanted to do this for their own economies,
said Netanyahu in the video statement, filmed on the tarmac of the Budapest airport where he was finishing another visitThe urgency (of the visit) makes sense in terms of stopping it before it gets institutionalised,
said Jonathan Rynhold, head of political studies at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv
Should the threats against Iran be realised, they would precipitate a swift, immediate and global response from Iran's side,
he saidThey will also talk about the war in Gaza, the hostages and the tariffs, which Netanyahu will try to at least lower. With regards to Turkey, I assume Netanyahu will ask Trump to put some limits on [President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan. It seems that both Israel and Turkey are trying to expand their presence or activities in Syria, and it might reach a point that could lead to a direct military conflict,
Kahana said
The fear is that these tariffs will hurt exports of diamonds as well as high-tech or defense systems like drones. If our income were to be reduced as a result, this would be a problem,
Alex Coman, a value-creation expert at the Holon Institute of Technology in Israel, told Fox News DigitalThe top issue to be discussed will be Iran because it seems [nuclear] negotiations might begin. I believe Netanyahu will want to caution Trump ahead of time,
Ariel Kahana, a senior diplomatic correspondent for the Israel Hayom daily newspaper, told Fox News DigitalWe saw the report about the U.S. sending a second THAAD anti-missile battery to Israel on top of equipment America is already sending, and they will want to coordinate all of that together,
he continuedThis meeting comes at a critical moment on many key issues: the efforts to return our hostages being held by Hamas, the instability in Syria and the threats posed by Iranian proxies,
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter told Fox News DigitalThe recent implementation of tariff policy will also be discussed. Just as Prime Minister Netanyahu was the first world leader to visit President Trump in his second term in the White House, he is now once again the first leader to meet with the president with regard to deepening economic ties and putting trade relations in order,
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The Trump administration and the White House were consulted by the Israelis on their attacks in Gaza, ... All those who seek to terrorize, not just Israel, but also the United States of America, will see a price to pay. All hell will break loose.”
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said on Fox News, adding
They fear Trump more, and they do think he’s unpredictable,
Mr. Sachs saidPresident Trump has made it clear that Hamas will either release hostages immediately, or pay a severe price.”
Mr. Witkoff sent a clear message to Hamas before the airstrikes beganIn America and in Israel, when a strong right wing leader wins an election, the leftist Deep State weaponizes the justice system to thwart the people’s will,
Mr. Netanyahu wrote on social mediaNetanyahu always thought of himself as some pedigree neocon that belongs in the right wing of the Republican Party.”
He added
You know the perception of Israel around the world increasingly is that you’re a rogue state, a rogue actor,
Mr. Biden told Mr. Netanyahu, after an airstrike in IranI speak Republican and you speak Democratic, and I need the intermediary,
said Mr. Netanyahu, who was about to become prime minister of Israel, according to Mr. Pinkas
The vice president, the secretary of state, secretary of defense, national security adviser, they’re all viewed as very pro-Israel,
Mr. Abrams, who worked in foreign policy positions for three Republican presidents, including Mr. Trump