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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that he may visit the United States next week.

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.