Just about says it all – Mark
Donald Trump has invited Benjamin Netanyahu to a meeting at the White House on February 4, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office has announced.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House during President Trump’s second term,” the PMO said in a statement.
The Trump-Netanyahu meeting comes after the US president repeatedly claimed credit for sealing an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which came after months of fruitless negotiations.
After the ceasefire took effect, Mr Trump touted a plan to “clean out” the Gaza Strip, calling for Palestinians to relocate to neighbouring countries such as Egypt or Jordan.
The idea has faced strong backlash from Egypt and Jordan as well as from European governments.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday (local time) the expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip would be “unacceptable”.
“In light of recent public statements, I say very clearly that any relocation plans — the idea that the citizens of Gaza will be expelled to Egypt or Jordan — is unacceptable,” Mr Scholz said at a town hall event in Berlin.
During his first term, Mr Trump frequently claimed that Israel “never had a better friend in the White House”, a sentiment often echoed by Mr Netanyahu.
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