Key takeaways from Trump-Netanyahu press conference:
Trump got Israel back no matter what

Netanyahu's visit was expected to last several hours and include a joint press conference, all meant to demonstrate Trump's solidarity with Israel.

The comity between the men could belie a relationship that's more complicated than it sometimes appears – with nothing less than the future of the Middle East potentially riding on Trump's words.

Trump, who openly pines for a Nobel Peace Prize, may see his opportunity in such a pursuit, which could transform the entire Middle East and create a new bulwark against Iran, a common foe to Jerusalem and Riyadh.

In the lead-up to last November's election, there was little question among Biden's team that Netanyahu favored a Trump victory, believing he would enjoy a far wider remit from the American government to prosecute his war aims with Trump in office instead of
then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

Those predictions have not been wrong

Already, Trump has lifted a hold on heavy bomb deliveries to Israel rolling back one of the few Biden-era policies meant to exert leverage on Israel amid its war in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump says it’s ‘not good’ that Israel has such a ‘small piece of land’ when asked by reporters if he supports annexation of the West Bank. Trump compares Israel 'tiny land' in the Middle East to a pen on his desk

“See this pen?” he continued, holding up the pen he was using to sign executive orders in the Oval Office.
“This wonderful pen on my desk is the Middle East, and the tip of the pen — that’s Israel.”

If October 7 proved anything, it’s that Israel cannot afford to live next to another terror state