President Donald Trump said the meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was very good and covered many important topics, according to Channel 12. The statement follows the Tuesday White House meeting that Netanyahu described as 'one of the best conversations' he has had with a US president.
President Donald Trump said early Wednesday that his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House was "very good" and covered "many important topics," according to a Channel 12 report. The statement comes hours after Netanyahu described the Tuesday conversation as "one of the best" he has had with a US president.
The development follows a sequence of Israeli characterizations of the meeting. At 21:03 Tuesday evening, Netanyahu released full remarks on the White House meeting, calling it "one of the best conversations" with a US president, as The Zioneer reported. Earlier on Tuesday, Jerusalem sources told Israeli media that two objectives had been achieved in the meeting, though no specifics were provided. Trump's own confirmation Wednesday morning adds the American side's characterization to the thread.
The meeting took place against the backdrop of ongoing diplomatic efforts on Iran's nuclear program and regional security challenges, as The Zioneer previously reported. Trump has characterized his relationship with Netanyahu as positive but noted that he sometimes disagrees and makes that clear, telling Axios on July 4 that Netanyahu "knows who the boss is." The White House visit was agreed upon amid Iran nuclear tensions, with the Iranian nuclear threat at the top of the agenda.
The specific topics discussed and any concrete outcomes from the meeting remain undisclosed. Jerusalem sources' reference to "two objectives achieved" has not been elaborated, and no official statement from the White House or the Prime Minister's Office has been released beyond the characterizations provided by each side.
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- StrongJerusalem sources: Two objectives achieved in Trump-Netanyahu meeting
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