Former President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Friday.
Speaking to parliament on Wednesday, the prime minister said the world was in “chaos” and urged “America and Israel must stand together” against Hamas. On Friday, Trump and Netanyahu exchanged greetings outside Mar-a-Lago and posed for a brief photo-op. (Related: Trump asks US to 'wipe Iran off the face of the earth' if he is assassinated)
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“It's an honor. Please come in,” Trump said, standing at the entrance to the mansion. The former president raised his hands to greet Netanyahu and his wife, Sara. “I've missed you,” Sara told Trump, and the two exchanged kisses on the cheek. “Look, let's take a beautiful picture,” Trump told the couple, arm-in-arm with Netanyahu.
The prime minister's social media accounts tweeted video and photos from different angles of the meeting. “In meeting with former US President Donald Trump,” Netanyahu wrote in Hebrew, along with emojis of the Israeli and US flags.
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Trump and Netanyahu also held up photos of the Bibas children, who were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, The Times of Israel reported. reportThe media said the act was requested by Eliyahu Bibas, the grandfather of the kidnapped children.
Netanyahu and his team are reportedly working behind the scenes to get revenge on President Trump for Netanyahu's congratulations on President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election, which President Trump viewed as a betrayal of loyalty and has stopped speaking to Netanyahu.
“Every time we thought we were getting through this, it didn't work out and we found out President Trump was still angry,” the aide told Axios.
Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his condolences. video Aides to Netanyahu told the outlet that the message he sent to Trump after the assassination attempt at Butler may have helped repair some of the frayed relationship, and that it was a deliberate choice by Netanyahu to refer to Trump as “the president” rather than “the former president” in the video, the aides said.
