Netanyahu to meet Trump as Israeli leader looks to rekindle relationship

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

88% : Trump told "Fox & Friends" on Thursday that Netanyahu was "very nice to me yesterday.
69% : "Michael Makovsky, president and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, told Fox News Digital, "It's very important for both men and both the U.S. and Israel that Netanyahu and Trump have a very positive meeting tomorrow, and I'm sure that will be the case.
69% : Still, Trump knows the Republican base is very pro-Israel, with the latest example being all the Republican-led standing ovations yesterday during Netanyahu's speech to Congress.
63% : And Netanyahu keenly understands that strong U.S. backing, both in public and private, is pivotal to Israel addressing its many post-10/7 threats in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, etc., and the chances of normalization with Saudi Arabia; and if Trump is re-elected, they need to have close personal ties, which is critical for Trump.
56% : Asking for meetings with Biden, Harris and Trump was the appropriate way to handle it," Richard Goldberg, who served on the National Security Council during the Trump administration, told Fox News Digital.
51% : "F--k him," Trump added.
47% : Trump and his Mideast team brokered the Abraham Accords, a series of diplomatic normalization agreements between Israel and the Sunni Arab countries of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
44% : "Anyway, Trump is fundamentally pro-Israel.
39% : They had a close relationship when Trump was president, but then Trump expressed dissatisfaction with Netanyahu a couple of times.
29% : "Trump said the nine-month war in Gaza to root out Hamas terrorists has lasted too long: "I'd make sure that it gets over with fast.
28% : "NETANYAHU SEEMS TO CONTRADICT BIDEN CEASE-FIRE OFFER: 'NONSTARTER' IF ALL CONDITIONS NOT METNetanyahu is now working to repair his relationship with Trump.
27% : "Trump also said that Hamas' mass slaughter of nearly 1,200 people, including more than 30 Americans, on Oct. 7 in southern Israel would not have happened if he had been re-elected in 2020: "Oct. 7th would have never happened if I was president.
24% : ""Trump can also pick up some independent or Democratic voters upset about Biden's shift on Israel this year and the concern over [Vice President] Kamala Harris' views toward Israel," Makovsky said.
16% : After President Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 presidential election, Netanyahu congratulated President-elect Biden, prompting Trump to call out the Israeli leader and was quoted as saying "I haven't spoken to him since," according to comments released from an interview with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid.
3% : "BIDEN'S $230 MILLION GAZA PIER QUIETLY SHUTS DOWN, US SENATOR LABELS PROJECT 'NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT'The new chapter in Trump-Netanyahu relations looks to already be unfolding, with Trump welcoming the Israeli leader's recognition of his Mideast diplomatic breakthroughs.

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