U.S President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power two weeks ago. On the agenda, negotiations for the second phase of a ceasefire with Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program, new U.S. arms shipments and hopes for a deal to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia. 

Joining the discussion: 

• Barbara Slavin is a Distinguished Fellow with the Stimson Center’s Middle East and North Africa program. 
• Khodr Zaarour is a Political Science and International Relations professor at North Carolina State University. 
• Dan Arbell is a Scholar-in-Residence at American University’s Center for Israeli Studies.
• Khalil Jahshan is the Executive Director of the Arab Center Washington DC. 

In his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Feb. 4, President Trump proposed that the U.S. take over Gaza, stirring reactions worldwide.

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday, Jan. 4, to withdraw the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council after cutting funding for The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) .After leaving… pic.twitter.com/NxeUoqy5xY

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