Netanyahu's quiet visit to Washington highlights Trump's frustration with the leader

Netanyahu's quiet visit to Washington highlights Trump's frustration with the leader Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 18:24 Visit comes ahead of must-win elections for Netanyahu, and Trump's very public rebukes of the Israeli leader Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 28 July 2026 (Israeli government press office handout via AFP) Off Israel is just under three months out from the most consequential election for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to date. To win, he will need to be seen as the only candidate fully endorsed by US President Donald Trump, and the one who can best manage the critical lifeline that the US -Israeli relationship provides. So when one of Israel's loudest advocates - who also happened to be a personal friend and loyal ally of the US president - died suddenly earlier this month, Netanyahu seized the chance to be in Washington.