Netanyahu meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago

The meeting followed Netanyahu's address to Congress earlier this week.

By Ben Whedon

Published: July 26, 2024 2:42pm

Former President Donald Trump on Friday met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

The meeting followed Netanyahu's address to Congress earlier this week. Israel is currently embroiled in a conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip as it seeks to oust the terrorist group from the region. The conflict began in response to an Oct. 7 Hamas raid on Israel.

"Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked President Trump and his Administration for working to promote stability in the region through, among many historic achievements, the Abraham Accords, moving the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, eliminating Qasem Soleimani, ending the horrific Iran Nuclear Deal, as well as combatting anti-Semitism in America and abroad," the Trump campaign stated in a readout of the meeting.

"President Trump expressed his solidarity with Israel after the heinous October 7 attack, and pledged that when he returns to the White House, he will make every effort to bring Peace to the Middle East and combat anti-Semitism from spreading throughout college campuses across the United States," it added.

Netanyahu, for his part, offered little public comment on the meeting, but shared photos of the pair's meeting on X.