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Or sign-in if you have an account.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a press conference in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the start of the Iran war, over which they have publicly disagreed.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorRelations between Netanyahu and Trump have occasionally appeared strained in recent months, but both have sought to tone things down.Tuesday’s meeting is expected to be dominated by the war, which began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, as Washington says it wants to give negotiations a chance.Israel has not taken part in the latest round of hostilities between the United States and Iran, which flared earlier this month after an April ceasefire collapsed.Columnist Jesse Kline keeps you up to date with what’s happening in Israel and the effects of antisemitism on life here in Canada. Friday mornings.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Channel Israel will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againTuesday’s meeting will be the eighth between the leaders since Trump’s return to office last year, as well as their first in-person talks since the war began.“This is a great privilege, but it is also a great responsibility,” Netanyahu said before departing Israel on Monday.“We will discuss all the issues on the agenda, first and foremost Iran. Naturally, our goal is to safeguard our security and also to expand the circle of peace around us,” he added.Relations between the two leaders reached a low point in April during negotiations on the ceasefire, with Trump unleashing profanity-laced tirades against his Israeli ally.Trump later described Netanyahu in an interview as a “very difficult guy”.Netanyahu downplayed the exchanges as “tactical disagreements”, saying they were aligned on the goals of the war.On Tuesday, the leaders are expected to discuss the implementation of a U.S.-sponsored framework deal signed by Israel and Lebanon last month, whose application on the ground has been challenging.The talks are also expected to touch on Gaza, as diplomatic efforts to kickstart the devastated Palestinian territory’s reconstruction are at a standstill.Nearly three years after the war between Israel and Hamas broke out, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, and Israel continues to regularly target people the military says are militants.For Yonatan Freeman, an international relations expert at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the primary aim of the visit is to dispel reports of a cooling in relations between the allies.“I think that the main issue… is to show the world, to show Iran, and also even Lebanon and others as well specifically, that there is no break or any kind of major disagreement between the United States and Israel,” he told AFP.“There’s more in agreement between the two leaders than disagreement,” he added.For Freeman, any differences between Trump and Netanyahu concern the means — timeline, intensity, immediate objectives of operations — rather than the ends of the war.He also suggested that Trump would mainly seek to focus on his two regional priorities, namely Iran and the expansion of the Abraham Accords, rather than on Gaza, which he sees as less of a priority.The Abraham Accords are a series of U.S.-brokered normalization agreements signed during Trump’s first term, under which Israel established formal diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for the first time, followed by Morocco.But other observers believe that the talks could address the possible easing of Israel’s military presence in the region, such as in Lebanon, Syria or Gaza.Netanyahu’s visit comes months ahead of Israel’s national elections, in which he plans to seek another term.Recent polls show Netanyahu trailing, with public anger still lingering over his government’s failure to prevent Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which sparked the Gaza war.Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. 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