Trump is no Mar-a-Lago Santa Claus. His gifts to Netanyahu come at a price
The more a foreign leader leans toward authoritarianism, the more Donald Trump seems to like them, yet he still forced Netanyahu into a cease-fire, an apology to Doha and on a path toward recognizing a Palestinian state
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The more a foreign leader leans toward authoritarianism, the more Donald Trump seems to like them, yet he still forced Netanyahu into a cease-fire, an apology to Doha and on a path toward recognizing a Palestinian state
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12:10 AM • December 31 2025 IST
It remains unclear what U.S. President Donald Trump sought before he stepped out of the gate of his gilded residence to welcome Israel's prime minister.
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