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Trump says Israel is not sidelined by his Gulf trip: ‘This is very good for Israel’

By Reuters 14 May 2025, 2:40 pm 3 Edit
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)

US President Donald Trump says that Israel is not sidelined by his trip to the Gulf and that good US relations with those countries is good for Israel.

“This is good for Israel,” Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One.

“Having a relationship like I have with these countries… I think it’s very good for Israel,” he says

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