On the war, President Trump is more aligned than his predecessor with the aims of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his right-wing coalition.

When Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was last in Washington, he had reason to smile. Sitting alongside President Donald Trump at the White House, the Israeli leader smirked as his American counterpart stunned onlookers with his quixotic plans to take over the devastated Gaza Strip and transform it into a luxury tourist destination.

Last time President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, he shocked listeners by announcing that the United States would take over Gaza. Now, Netanyahu is in Washington again.