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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Netanyahu set to meet with Trump at White House, followed by press conference and dinner
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will arrive at the White House at 4 p.m. local time (11 p.m. in Israel) for his meeting with US President Donald Trump.
The two leaders will first hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office for 15 minutes before being joined by their respective teams, according to the White House schedule.
At 5:10 p.m. local time, Trump and Netanyahu will hold a joint press conference. They did this after their first meeting during Trump’s first term and the president used the opportunity to publicly ask Netanyahu to “hold back” on settlement construction.
Yesterday, when Trump was asked whether he’d back Israeli annexation of the West Bank, he noted that Israel is a country very small “in terms of size.”
At 5:40 p.m., the leaders will have dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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