Netanyahu talks of ‘peace’ in the Middle East after call with Trump: Analysis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's had three conversations with US President-elect Donald Trump since his election victory. Netanyahu and Trump see “eye to eye” on the threat posed by Iran, the Israeli leader said in a video statement on Sunday. His comments come as US President Joe Biden, is expected to meet Israel's president Isaac Herzog, at the White House later this week. Meron Rapoport, editor at the Local Call news outlet in Tel Aviv, said the prime minister talked about “peace” in the Middle East. “This is a word that Netanyahu has not uttered for the past year at least,” he told Al Jazeera. Sultan Barakat, a senior professor in public policy at Qatar’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University, says Trump’s plan for the Middle East remains vague, while outgoing President Biden “may choose to take a parting shot on Netanyahu based on the cost”, like Barack Obama’s 2016 UN resolution declaring Israeli settlements as illegal. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #US #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #USPresidentialElection2024 #USPolitics #Israel #USSupportForIsrael #USIsraelRelations #USForeignPolicy #USMilitarySupportToIsrael #WarOnGaza #BenjaminNetanyahu #IsraelGazaWar #IsraeliMilitary #IsraeliHostages #IsraeliCaptives #Palestine #Gaza #GazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #JoeBiden #IranThreat #MiddleEastPeace #TrumpAdministration #AlJazeeraEnglish