The meeting with no cameras in the US: Yaakov Katz on whether Israel still has a seat at the table

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent meeting with Donald Trump, his eighth since Trump re-entered office, notably lacked the usual public fanfare, with no press present or one-on-one interaction. Both governments described the meeting as "productive and positive," a phrase Yaakov Katz, Senior Fellow at the JPPI and former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, suggests indicates Israeli officials were bracing for a less favorable outcome. Katz argues that while Netanyahu avoided the "Zelensky treatment," he also achieved none of his objectives. This contrasts with the welcomes extended to the presidents of Lebanon and Iraq, and Israel's exclusion from a developing coalition against Iran, which Katz believes is deliberate. He dismisses the argument that America striking Iran benefits Israel as "short-term thinking." The discussion also touched on leaked footage of Senator Lindsey Graham criticizing certain Middle East negotiators and former Biden officials feeling misled. Katz questions the shift in Netanyahu's assessment of the 12 Day War, asking what changed between his initial declaration of a "victory for generations" and the need for a repeat engagement eight months later.