Netanyahu’s visit to the US: Who meets and what’s on the agenda? | Israel-Palestine News of Conflict

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the United States for meetings with President Donald Trump and others in his administration to discuss an agreement on the interruption of fire in Gaza and his plans in the Middle East.

Upon arriving at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sunday, Netanyahu welcomed the red carpet of high Israeli officials and the honorable guard who carried us and the Israeli flag.

So who meets, what’s on the agenda and why is this visit significant?

When does he meet Trump and others?

The Israeli Prime Minister should meet Steve Witkoff on Monday, Washington’s new point man for the Middle East. Witkoff is widely credited – including fellow mediators like Qatar – to help Broker a gauze for the interruption of fire that came into force in January.

A day later, a meeting was scheduled at the White House in the afternoon, where Netanyahu and Trump would sit together.

Netanyahu is expected to have a meeting with US military leaders in Pentagon on Wednesday, followed by meetings with Congress members on Thursday.

How is the weather significant?

His visit coincides with the expected conversations involving Israel, Hamas and mediators according to the second phase of the Gaza fire termination agreement.

The Prime Minister of Israel has repeatedly said that he wanted to return to the fight soon, while expressed in the intention of maintaining the military occupation of Israeli part of Syria and Lebanon.

After One of his extreme right -wing ministers left the governmentNetanyahu is under political pressure to ensure that his coalition may show military superiority in the region, including the persecution of extended military attacks.

Witkoff, an American envoy in the region, is expected to continue talking to the mediators of Qatar and Egypt after talking to Netanyahu in Washington, DC.

Visiting about two weeks after Trump’s inauguration, Netanyahu became the first foreign dignitar to be invited to a white house on an official visit.

The meetings also come in the time of global concerns about Trump’s announced tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, which is expected to be imposed from the beginning of Tuesday.

As the three best trading partners announced their retaliation, the US president also threatened the European Union of tariffs. The 27-member block warned that he would take revenge if he was targeted.

What does Netanyahu focus on?

Before leaving for the United States, Netanyahu said that during his meetings he would focus on the goals that Israel set for the war in Gaza.

They include achieving a complete victory over Hamas and the liberation of all prisoners in Gaza, with the Israeli leader also emphasized “dealing with the Iranian terrorist axis in all his components” “The axis of resistance under the leadership of Tehran.

In the meantime, Hamas seems to have quickly reaffirmed control over Gaza, emphasizing that he will not release more prisoners during the second phase if the Israeli side does not respect his obligations by ending his military occupation of the enclave.

Netanyahu said that the decisions of Israel and the US had already changed their face of the Middle East during the war and that he intended to “draw a map even more and for the better.”

Also observes further normalization of connections with the Arab countries of the region despite the destruction of war and Trump’s plan to “clean” gauze Pressing Egypt and Jordan to accept hundreds of thousands of more displaced Palestinians. Governments in Cairo and Amman rejected Trump’s proposal.

How did the Netanyahu-Trump connection develop?

The two leaders enjoyed a strong alliance during Trump’s first term, when Jerusalem recognized as the capital of Israel and moved the US embassy there. Trump also recognized the Israeli sovereignty over occupied golar heights and Taxed Abraham’s agreements – Agreements that normalize Israel’s relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrein.

But after the victory of President Joe Biden, Netanyahu quickly congratulated him, unlike many Trump’s other close allies who hesitated or echoed his unconfirmed claims about the elections.

Trump after that allegedly got angry with Netanyahu, and the two did not have much contact.

But their relationship gradually recovered after Netanyahua Return to power in Israel from the extreme right At the beginning of 2023, despite the occasional Trump criticism for handling war in Gaza.

Netanyahu said that the fact that Trump first called him to visit him after his inauguration “Testimony to the power of the Israeli-American Association” and “The forces of Our Personal Friendship.”

Will there be protests?

Netanyahu met with many protests when he last visited Washington, DC last year as US legislators broke the records for how many standing ovation They gave him during his address to the congress.

Similar street demonstrations and internet terms of protests and condemnations are expected this time.

A similar visit to Netanyahua, some democratic legislators can also decide to skip any speeches and meetings or express criticism of unconditional American support to Israel, despite the murder of more than 61,700 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the Government media office in Enclava. Several thousand people were also killed in Israeli attacks in The busy west coast and Lebanon during the last year. Israel also continues to occupy parts of Lebanon and Syria.