Prime Minister’s rushed Washington visit targets Trump-imposed tariffs balancing legal battles and urgent diplomacy amid escalating U.S.-Israel economic friction
ed note–yes, the proximate reason for Netanyahu rushing off to meet with Trump is tied to the heavy tariffs that POTUS has placed on Israeli imports, but the real question that needs to be asked and answered is WHY DJT has decided to hit Israel economically, if indeed, (as Trump is mischaracterized by all sorts of ‘experts’ across the ‘alternative media’) he is ‘subordinate’ to Netanyahu?
Rest assured, ladies and Gentilemen, the fact that Steve Witkoff has been hastily summoned to attend this meeting between POTUS DJT and Netanyahu, what this means is that Trump intends to squeeze the lizard-faced warlord & mass murderer of Gentiles HARD over what he has done in Gaza, not only in his destroying Trump’s ceasefire and hostage return, but as well, Netanyahu’s stated plan of annexation after DJT already said that Gaza belongs to the United States.
Ynet
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to travel to Washington next week for a hastily arranged meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss newly imposed tariffs, an Israeli official confirmed late Saturday. While the trip has not been officially confirmed, the source said preparations are underway and the visit is likely to occur.
Netanyahu is expected to depart Hungary on Sunday afternoon and land in Washington later that day. He is scheduled to return to Israel on Monday night.
In light of the visit, Netanyahu has requested a change in the schedule of his criminal trial testimony, originally set for Monday and Wednesday. In a notice to the judges, his lawyers stated that he plans to meet Trump on Monday but is ‘awaiting court approval’.
According to the official, the urgency stems from Trump’s recent decision to impose a 17% tariff on Israeli goods, part of a broader global tariff strategy. Netanyahu reportedly discussed the matter with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Trump during a phone call in Hungary, after which time Trump requested he travel to the U.S. to talk in person.
Initially, Israel proposed meeting dates during Passover, but the White House pressed Netanyahu to come as early as this Monday. ‘This was a request from the White House,’ said the official. ‘We had suggested later dates.’
‘This is an unprecedented moment economically and geopolitically,’ the official added. ‘The world’s leading power is imposing tariffs on almost every country — including Israel. We tried to preempt this by lowering tariffs on U.S. goods as a goodwill gesture but Trump imposed them anyway. The prime minister wants to resolve this as quickly as possible.’