US President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent an official invitation to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for a meeting at the White House next week.

The letter stated: “I look forward to discussing how we can bring peace to Israel and its neighbors, and efforts to counter our shared adversaries.”

“It will be my honor to host you as my first foreign leader during my second term.”

The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Trump on Tuesday, February 4.

Trump’s invitation to Netanyahu immediately after entering office stands in sharp contrast to the behavior of ex-President Joe Biden, who failed to invite Netanyahu, the leader of one of the US’s closest allies until  July 2023, over six months after Netanyahu was re-elected in November 2022 election, in one of a series of anti-Israel and pro-terror actions [such as restoring funding to the PA and UNWRA and removing sanctions on Iran] that played a part in motivating Hamas to carry out its assault several months later.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)