Trump invites Netanyahu to White House as envoy visits Saudi Arabia, Israel
President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House on Feb. 4, making the Israeli premier the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House in Trump’s second term.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House on Feb. 4, making Netanyahu the first foreign leader to receive such an invitation in Trump’s second term.
Netanyahu’s office announced the invitation in a post to X on Tuesday afternoon.
US President Donald Trump has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a meeting in the White House on Tuesday, 4 February 2025.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) January 28, 2025
Prime Minister Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House during US President Trump's second term.
The last time the two men met was in July, when Netanyahu traveled to Florida to meet then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence. During the visit, Trump praised his “great relationship” with the Israeli leader.
Today’s invitation spells optimism for the Israeli premier, who had pinned policy hopes on Trump’s election and is reportedly eager to gain the new US administration’s backing for a strike against Iranian nuclear facilities and to work toward a US-backed normalization deal with Saudi Arabia.
