On Monday, President Trump met with Israel’s leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for talks on a variety of subjects, including (unsurprisingly) Iran. But in the course of the discussion, the topic naturally turned to tariffs, which led to Prime Minister Netanyahu vowing to eliminate any trade barriers between Israel and the United States.
🇺🇸 — NOW: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu talks trade with President Trump min the Oval Office:
• Netanyahu: “We will eliminate the trade deficit with the United States. We intend to do it very quickly. We think it’s the right thing to do and we’re going to also eliminate… pic.twitter.com/5v0Pqf808T
— Belaaz News (@TheBelaaz) April 7, 2025
The Israeli Prime Minister, speaking to the assembled media, said:
I can tell you, I said to the president, we will eliminate the trade deficit with the United States….
