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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
After several scheduling changes, Netanyahu-Trump meeting set for Friday
After posting that his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be on Wednesday, then posting that it would be on Thursday, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump writes that “at the request of Bibi Netanyahu, we have switched this meeting to Friday, July 26.”
The new date coincides with the 33rd birthday of Netanyahu’s eldest son Yair, who currently lives in Miami.
It will theoretically allow Netanyahu to spend Saturday in Florida, given that Israeli prime ministers don’t traditionally fly over the Sabbath.”
An Israeli source confirms that the meeting will take place on Friday at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.