After Softball Visit to Hungary, Netanyahu Strikes Out in D.C. Meeting with Trump

U.S. President Surprises Israeli Delegation as He Announces Iran Talks, Refuses to Commit to Tariff Relief, Praises Hamas Defender Erdoğan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was looking forward to a pleasant trip abroad last week before the Passover holiday.

He was heading to Budapest to meet Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a firm, outspoken backer of Israel.

The trip was an opportunity for Netanyahu to thumb his nose at the International Criminal Court and wander freely around a European Union country with no fear of being arrested. The hosts even told Israel that they would announce they were backing out of the ICC during Netanyahu’s trip.

The trip would be capped off with a weekend at the Four Seasons with his wife Sara.

There was one thing to take care of before setting off for his long weekend on the Danube. A day before the trip, in order to get ahead of Donald Trump’s upcoming tariffs on trade partners, Netanyahu’s government scrapped all tariffs on imports from the US.

Read the full article at the Times of Israel.

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Lazar Berman

Lazar Berman is the diplomatic correspondent at the Times of Israel, where he also covers Christian Affairs. He holds an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University and taught at Salahuddin University in Iraqi Kurdistan. Berman is a reserve captain in the IDF’s Commando Brigade and served in a Bedouin unit during his active service.