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As president, Donald Trump went above and beyond his predecessors in fulfilling the strategic desires of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, acknowledged Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and brokered the Abraham Accords, facilitating normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states. Despite these monumental gestures, the relationship between Trump and Netanyahu soured when Netanyahu swiftly congratulated Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory, much to Trump's chagrin. This fracture in their relationship set the stage for a dramatic face-to-face meeting on Friday at Mar-a-Lago, the first in nearly four years.
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