Instrumental group: Five key takeaways from Trump-Netanyahu meeting in Florida

 Instrumental group: Five key takeaways from Trump-Netanyahu meeting in Florida

Instrumental Group: Five Key Points from the Trump-Netanyahu Meeting in Florida That I Want to Take You to Tomorrow's Remarks from President Trump at the Lagos Press Conference

That was a great meeting with Netanyahu, attended by a large group of people. A lot of talent. From Israel. And from the United States. And we came to a lot of conclusions.

A lot of conclusions and outcomes. And oh, it's a very small difference. And what we're looking at, and where we want to be. Where do we want to go? And so, I just want to thank you.

Spending time, I know you'll be here for a few days, and maybe we'll surprise each other on New Year's Eve. That'll be fun. Oh

Thank you, and it was great to see you, Sarah, and your whole group.

Very talented group. We've done a great job together, and it's going to continue. So thank you very much. The kids. Thank you very much. Mr. President. I have to say, oh, I have to say.

Besides what I said, we've never had a close friend. Uh, as President Trump in the White House. I think he's extraordinary. In that

Friendship for Israel and support for it. Positions. He's willing to just cut through. To get to the heart of things, and I don't mean that as a compliment.

Um, I just mean this. People have heard me say that behind your back, Mr. President. Many times, but I want to say something else. I think our partnership is.

If I may quote you. Second. No. I think we're allowed to do that. Very big things.

You know, people said that 1 time was a different concept, which meant that the United States could advance its interests in the Middle East.

If it opens up a lot of daylight between him and Israel. And President Trump has done the exact opposite. He's achieved remarkable things in the Middle East.

Because we worked together. Sometimes we have different ideas, but we work through them. But it was a remarkable experience, and it was very productive. The meeting.

And I can say a very good lunch. Thank you. Thank you for your friendship. Thank you very much. Thank you for your cooperation. It was heartfelt. Thank you. You know,

As I said outside, it's been a while. The Prime Minister and I were good; I guess I could say I was a wartime president. In more places. If you think about it, more than just Israel

That, but is there always a big factor, and we are with you? And we will be with you, and a lot is going on in the Middle East. We have peace in the Middle East.

And we will try to keep it that way. I think we will be very successful in keeping it that way.

And, oh, you've been a great friend, and I've been a great friend to you and to Israel, and it's been my honor and privilege to be given to me.

Really amazing. And oh, so appreciated.

Well, President Trump has broken a lot of conventions. He's surprised people. And then they found out. Oh, well, maybe you know, finally. So, we decided to break the convention or create a new one. And that's

The Israel Prize. Which in almost 80 years, we've never given to a non-Israeli. And this year we're going to give the award. Uh, to President Trump. It was announced by our education secretary at lunch.

Who's responsible for this? The Israel Prize is going to be given to President Donald Trump. For his tremendous contributions to Israel and to the Jewish people, I think it's such an appropriate thing.

And it's obvious that Mr. President, if you could visit Israel on our Independence Day, it would be an honor for us, but I have to say that it reflects the overwhelming.

Israel across the spectrum of emotions. They appreciate what you've done. Helping Israel. And helping in our common fight against terrorists. And

Who would destroy our civilization? So, that's an expression of gratitude. Um, and appreciation. Thank you very much, kid. It's a real honor. Any questions, please. Very quickly, because

We agree on most things, and you know what most of these things are. Please go ahead. Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to.

You know, if you and the Prime Minister talked, Israel would already withdraw its troops. Hamas disarmed. I know that's been a problem. Did you push for that today? Well,

We talked about Hamas, and we talked about disarmament. And, they will be given. A very short time to disarm.

And we will see how it works. Steve Kopf and Jared Kushner will be in charge of it. On our behalf. Oh, but if they don't. Disarm

US President Trump says Israel has lived up to the Gaza plan

Muhammad Abu Nimr. He is a professor of peace and conflict resolution at American University. Thank you for being with us on the program. Professor, I want to touch on three different elements that came out of this presser with Trump and Netanyahu.

First, Gaza. Trump says Israel has complied with the agreement, which is not true. What does that tell us about where the rest of the so-called ceasefire agreement is going?

Thank you. Thank you for having me here. And I think, you know, I'm not going to be much different from your other correspondence, Al Qassem. Um, I think.

What we've seen this afternoon is really another round between Netanyahu and Trump, in which Netanyahu successfully manipulates or persuades Trump

To basically provide a lifeline and provide him with more support, and give him the green light to continue and control the Gaza Strip without any pressure being put on him.

There have been 1,000 or more violations for the 400 people killed during the ceasefire before

And for any conditions that Israel should have met to open the refugee gates or the borders, and Netanyahu was not held responsible for all of these things, contrary to all the speculation.

That we've seen over the last two years, and again The Trump administration Netanyahu came to town, and there was speculation about tensions, and then Netanyahu basically patted himself on the back and left.

Continue to drag your feet without any accountability pressure and another pardon, while promising another pardon, and this time they even offered Trump the Israel Peace Prize.

And you know, whenever Trump is saving his political life in Israel with Netanyahu. The other is, of course, the occupied West Bank, and Trump said he doesn’t agree with the issues of settler violence there.

But what is the US administration doing to stop this decades-long problem that has gotten worse in the last two years? I think again, you know it’s the same principle.

I don’t think you should have any great expectations from this administration to stop the withdrawal from Gaza or to put any serious pressure on the Netanyahu government to stop the human rights abuses in the West Bank.

In the occupied territory, they have done the same as last year and five years ago. They have expanded the settlements in five years, they have demolished homes, they have displaced over 40,000 Palestinians, mainly in the West Bank between different cities, and they are not held accountable, and these settlers, which are internationally recognized, you know.

That is recognized as a brutal and immoral problem on a global level. In fact, there is a global consensus that they are violating the daily lives of the Palestinians there.

And really causing massive damage. And Trump is not convinced. Not sure we should put public pressure on this Israeli government to change its expansionist and apartheid policy.

What do you think about the comments he has made about neighboring countries, Lebanon and Iran? He does not seem happy with either of them. Oh, and Israel is demanding a peaceful border with Syria.

But continues to occupy land there. Yeah, I think you know, apart from the positive praise for President Erdogan and his role in the regime change there,

that Syria is a shared issue between Israel and the United States. You know, with Lebanon with Lee, I think Trump was hesitant to give Netanyahu what he wanted, and he tried to find some excuse or justification there for why he wasn't as eager or eager to give Netanyahu what he wanted.

But at the same time, he kept waving the stick around like Iran and Hasba and making threats again. I think this whole talk of intimidation and weaponization and invasion and military threat is really.

The stick that Netanyahu is using in his domestic politics. And that's what Trump gave him. He gave him more. Yeah, keep threatening Iran. Yes,

Continue your threats to Hezbollah and Lebanon, and the American people, the American military is behind you. And I am skeptical, by the way. I am skeptical about all the speculation behind the scenes.

About what will result in this, and based on the last year and a half of Trump here, in at least a year and two months, we have not seen this much pressure as a result of change on the ground, and I am unfortunately.

On the ground towards disappointment as to how much we can expect from this abomination, this pressure from the abomination official. Nemer, thank you very much for being with us on TRT World.

AP Explains as Trump and Netanyahu will meet in Florida

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Florida for a critical meeting with President Donald Trump. Israeli leaders were expected to raise concerns about Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah after they conflicted with both. But Monday’s talks are expected to focus more on President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan.

The plan came into effect in October and halted more than two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Since then, the two foes have focused on the first phase of the plan.

That was to exchange hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, both dead and alive, held by Hamas for those held by Israel. With the first phase nearly complete,

The Americans are eager to move on to the second and more complex phase of the ceasefire. This includes a disarmament of Hamas, the start of reconstruction in Gaza, a possible Israeli withdrawal from the parts of Gaza it still controls, the formation of a new Palestinian government, and the deployment of an international security force that is expected to help enforce this very fragile ceasefire.

These are relatives of an Israeli policeman killed in a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. They say the ceasefire should not be extended until his remains are returned to Israel.

However, Trump is eager to move forward with his plan, and it is unclear how long he is willing to wait before pushing the sides to start showing some progress on the ground.