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The president will welcome the Israeli prime minister to the White House for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power.
Feb. 4, 2025Updated 6:22 a.m. ET
President Trump will welcome Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House on Tuesday for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power two weeks ago.
The two are expected to discuss negotiations for the second phase of the fragile cease-fire with Hamas, Iran’s efforts to build a nuclear weapon, new arms shipments and hopes for a deal to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia.
The meeting, which is part of a multiday visit to Washington by Mr. Netanyahu, is meant to demonstrate the close ties between the two leaders after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas severely strained the relationship between the Israeli leader and President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Netanyahu had forged a close partnership during the president’s first term. In remarks to reporters over the weekend, Mr. Trump said he was looking forward to the meeting.
“The discussions on the Middle East with Israel and various and sundry other countries are progressing,” the president said, adding that Mr. Netanyahu would be “coming on Tuesday, and I think we have some very big meetings scheduled.”
But Mr. Netanyahu will be going into his meeting at odds with Mr. Trump on several key issues, according to analysts. Those are likely to include the questions of how to confront Iran’s nuclear ambitions and how quickly to end the war in Gaza.
