From: The Times of Israel March 4, 2025
As European and Arab leaders panic, Trump gives Netanyahu rare freedom of action

In a fateful week for the Ukraine and Gaza wars, with summits in London and Cairo, the PM aims to ramp up pressure on Hamas, buoyed by the US president’s ‘do whatever you want’ approach

The course of the two conflicts that have dominated the global agenda in recent years could be set this week, as Europe tries to figure out its response to growing White House hostility toward Ukraine, and the ceasefire in Gaza moves beyond its surprisingly resilient first phase.

In both wars, the positions — and often mind-boggling statements — of US President Donald Trump loom large.

But as Europe scrambles to come up with a response to the angry new American approach to Kyiv Israel finds itself with no overt criticism from the Trump administration and wide freedom of action as it seeks to achieve its key war goals of destroying Hamas and bringing home all remaining hostages.

Western leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in London on Sunday after a disastrous visit by the wartime leader to the Oval Office.

Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance had berated Zelensky on live TV confirming the worst fears in Kyiv and European capitals about Trump’s vision for ending the war in Ukraine.