Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a tour of America amid the ongoing war with Hamas. During this he met former President Donald Trump. After the conversation, Trump said that his relations with Netanyahu have always been warm. At the same time, Netanyahu expressed hope that ceasefire talks in Gaza will move forward.
Before Trump, Netanyahu had met US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. To meet Trump, Netanyahu had reached his Florida bungalow Mar-a-Lago. During this, Trump congratulated Netanyahu and his wife Sara and criticized Kamala Harris.
Whenever Trump met Israeli leaders after the operation in Gaza, Kamala Harris had criticized him. Criticizing Kamala Harris during her meeting with Netanyahu, Trump said, ‘I think her comments were insulting.’ At the same time, Netanyahu said that his American visit will soon lead to an agreement on ceasefire. On this Trump said that only time will tell.
While talking to the media, Trump also rejected the talk of any kind of tension with Netanyahu. Trump said that ‘we have very good relations.’ During this, Trump also mentioned the decision to shift the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and withdrawing from the international nuclear agreement with Iran during his presidency.
There was a slight sourness in the relationship between the two when Netanyahu congratulated Biden on winning the 2020 presidential elections. At the same time, Trump has also been criticizing Israeli intelligence on several occasions in the past and claiming that it was because of this that Hamas was able to attack on October 7.
However, it is believed that now there seems to be a close contest between Kamala Harris and Trump in the race for the White House, hence global leaders like Netanyahu are now trying to maintain balance by building relationships with Biden as well as Trump. .
Harris had said- I will not remain silent
After meeting with Netanyahu this week, Kamala Harris made her stand clear on the Gaza war. He had said, ‘I have made clear my concern over the serious humanitarian situation there. I will not remain silent. He had said that Israel has the right to defend itself, but how it does so matters.
An Israeli official said that it should be hoped that Hamas does not misinterpret Kamala Harris’s statement and does not consider it as a growing distance between America and Israel, because this could stall the ceasefire agreement.
When Netanyahu gave a speech in the US Congress on Wednesday, a dozen MPs of the Democratic Party boycotted it. In the speech, Netanyahu praised Biden for supporting Israel. However, in the same speech, he also praised Trump because he had decided to shift the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He also mentioned the Abraham Accords signed during Trump’s tenure. Under this agreement, Israel’s bilateral relations with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates could be normalized.
Israel-Hamas war continues from October 7
The war between Israel and Hamas started on October 7 last year. On October 7, Hamas fighters entered Israel and killed 1,200 civilians and took 250 hostage. Still 115 people are in the custody of Hamas. At the same time, Israel believes that 14 thousand fighters of Hamas and its allies have been killed in this war.