Netanyahu Sneakily Moves Up Visit to Skip Hard Gaza Peace Meeting

KEY POINTS

•Benjamin Netanyahu asked to move his White House visit up from February 18 to February 7 to meet President Trump.
•The change lets Netanyahu skip the contentious Gaza Board of Peace meeting scheduled for February 19.
•Meanwhile, Kushner and Witkoff met Iran’s foreign minister in Oman and toured the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, apparently mastering schedule dodging, rushed his Washington visit by a whole week to meet President Trump this Wednesday, instead of the planned February 18. This came just after Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had 'very good talks' with Iran’s foreign minister in Oman—because nothing says progress like hushed nuclear nicknacks and desert cocktails. Netanyahu’s office diplomatically demanded that talks include missile limits and an end to Iran’s ‘axis’ support—because why settle for a simple nuke deal when you can insist on a full geopolitical overhaul? His early exit also lets him sidestep the February 19 Gaza Peace leaders meeting, presumably preferring the USS Abraham Lincoln's Arabian Sea sea breeze over that political red carpet. Bonus naval party: Witkoff, Kushner, and Adm. Brad Cooper toured the aircraft carrier, sending Iran a ‘friendly’ signal that diplomacy comes with a battleship party set.