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Social Media Reacts To Video Of Trump With Netanyahu: ‘He Doesn’t Even Do That For Melania’

Donald Trump pulled up a chair for Benjamin Netanyahu during the prime minister's visit.

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Donald Trump isn’t exactly known for deferential treatment towards others or for showing it with physical gestures.

So, it was somewhat surprising that on Tuesday, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House, the president could be seen pulling up a chair for his Israeli counterpart.

It wasn’t the most shocking moment of the day, especially on a day when Trump announced that he would like for the United States to “take over” and rebuild Gaza. That proposal drew some shocked reactions- as did the chair gesture.

“He doesn’t even do that for Melania,” one X user joked.

While the chair moment was pretty shocking, what Trump said about suggesting an American takeover of Gaza led to rebukes from around the world, especially since displacing a population would almost certainly violate international law. It was also noted that Trump’s initial rise, a decade ago, was built in part on a rejection of Bush/Cheney-era foreign policy, which entailed open-ended American occupation of land in the Middle East.

Per CNN, France’s government “reiterates its opposition to any forced displacement,” while Germany’s foreign minister declared that “expulsion of the Palestinian civilian population from Gaza would not only be unacceptable and contrary to international law, it would also lead to new suffering and new hatred.” Britain’s foreign minister, meanwhile, declared that their government has “always been clear in our belief that we must seek two states” and claimed that Palestinians “must be allowed home. They must be allowed to rebuild, and we should be with them in that rebuild on the way to a two-state solution.”

However, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar declared he was “already hearing criticism in diplomatic discourse, for example, from Europe,” as well in his conversations. He believes “it is crucial today to consider and examine ideas that are out of the box.”

Featured image via screengrab

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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