Netanyahu tells Trump he has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

WashingtonHe discontent expressed by Donald Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu Two weeks ago, he had vanished from the Blue Room table where the two leaders and their respective delegations sat this Monday night to dine and discuss the future of the Middle East. The US bombing of Iran has further inflated the ego of the Israeli prime minister, who has visited Washington for the third time since Trump returned to the presidency, more than any other foreign leader. The Israeli prime minister is confident that with the Republican in the White House he will be able to carry out his plans for ethnic cleansing, but before going into the details, he wanted to take credit for the attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

With Trump, everything seems to be so on track for Netanyahu that he has let the president know that he has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. "I want to present to you, President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee, proposing you as a candidate for the peace prize, which is well deserved," said the Israeli leader, handing him the letter, which Trump received with a "wow". Trump has long expressed public belief that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, even going so far as to complain about not receiving it.

The gesture is particularly symbolic given that this is the first time the two leaders have met face-to-face since Washington attacked him "with force." Netanyahu also emphasized that the attack on Iran is a test of the alliance with Washington and his collaboration with the president. "I think the partnership between Israel and the United States, the partnership between President Trump and me, produced a historic victory. "He united the great capabilities of the United States with the great capabilities of Israel, the army of Israel, the pilots of Israel, the soldiers of Israel, and the Messiah," Netanyahu said.

Not to be outdone, Trump compared his decision to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities to that of the bombing of Japan during World War II. "If you go back a long way, this reminded people of another specific event," he said.

Before returning to the White House, Trump promised during the campaign that he would end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours and bring peace to the Middle East. Almost half a year after his inauguration, none of that happened. On the contrary. Netanyahu met again with the president after indirect negotiations between Egypt, Qatar, and the US to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. Last week, Hamas responded positively to the proposal for a 60-day truce in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the return of the remaining hostages it is holding, dead or alive. On Monday, the Israeli prime minister made it clear that he wanted a peace agreement to end the war with Hamas that did not include a Palestinian state.

"We will reach a peace agreement with our Palestinian neighbors, those who do not want to destroy us," he said, "and we will reach a peace agreement in which our security, sovereign power in matters of security, will always remain in our hands. Now people will say: 'It's not a complete state, it's not a state. It's not that. ' Netanyahu's statement came at the heels of Trump, who sought to ignore a reporter's question about a two-state solution.

In addition to vetoing the creation of a Palestinian state, Netanyahu once again repeated the euphemism of "freedom of choice" to defend his plans for ethnic cleansing in Gaza: "It's called free choice. You know, if people want to stay, they can stay, but if they want to leave." During the first meeting in February, Trump already made it clear that he supported this idea and that he intended to turn the Strip into the new "Riviera" of the Middle East. Since then, he has been pressuring neighboring countries, especially Egypt and Jordan, to welcome the Palestinian exodus.

"We are working very closely with the United States to find countries that want to make good on what they always say: that they want to give a better future to the Palestinians. I think we are close to finding several countries," Netanyahu said. While the president reaffirmed his statements: "We have had great cooperation from the surrounding countries... great cooperation from each of them. So something good is going to happen." From Tel Aviv, this Monday, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that they plan to set up a camp in the ruins of the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza, where 600,000 Gazans would be forced to settle and, once inside, would be unable to leave. Katz has instructed the army to carry it out, according to several Israeli media outlets.

Send weapons to Ukraine

During the meeting, Trump also announced that he would send more weapons to Ukraine. "We're sending more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves," the president said days after The administration has ordered a pause in the shipment of some critical items to Kiev's troops."They're being hit very hard right now," he added. "We'll need to send more weapons, primarily defensive weapons."

In a subsequent statement, the Department of Defense announced that, at Trump's direction, it will send more defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure Ukrainians can defend themselves while efforts toward a lasting peace continue. "Our framework for the President of the United States to assess military deployments around the world remains in place and is fundamental to our America-first defense priorities," the brief statement said.