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Trump and Netanyahu's big Middle East bet

Ending the Gaza war is key to Saudi normalization — but not all in Israel agree.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, DC, Feb. 4, 2025.

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Now that the Israeli and American operations in Iran are over, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump are discussing a broader plan to end the war in Gaza and normalize ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia. But to make it work, Netanyahu would have to overcome the objections of his far-right coalition partners.

We explore that and more,

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