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Netanyahu, Trump — and the Gap Between Declarations and Reality

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22.12.2025
Image: Sunrise — a symbol of renewal, reflecting the proposed “Sunrise” plan for the reconstruction of Gaza and the hope for a new beginning after conflict.Source: Source:Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain). Netanyahu, Trump — and the Gap Between Declarations and Reality. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet US President Donald Trump on December 29 at Trump’s Florida residence. Netanyahu planned an eight-day trip, but at this stage it remains unclear what his schedule beyond the meeting will include. On Friday, Israeli media reported that the most urgent issues — a ceasefire in Gaza, the “day after,” Lebanon, and Syria — would all be discussed in the meeting with Trump, and that only afterward would it become clear whether progress, stagnation, or regression lay ahead. Yet on that same Friday, December 19, three significant diplomatic meetings took place, underscoring the extent to which regional processes are advancing independently. In Miami, US mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with the countries mediating the Gaza talks: Qatar’s prime minister and the foreign ministers of Egypt and Turkey. During the meeting, the Americans presented the “Sunrise” plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, estimated at approximately $112 billion. The United States committed to covering about half the sum through loans and guarantees, with the remainder to be raised from international donors. In Paris, another important meeting was held with representatives from Saudi Arabia, the United States, and France, focusing on Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah. According to Lebanese officials, the first phase of the process is nearing completion. Later that afternoon, the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem released a statement about a meeting that took place in Naqoura, on Lebanese territory........

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