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If the visit goes as planned, Netanyahu would become the first foreign leader to meet President Trump in person to negotiate a deal on lifting tariffs. The leaders are also expected to discuss the Iranian nuclear crisis and the war in Gaza.

However, for Netanyahu to visit the U.S. this week, he will have to ask judges in his corruption case to cancel scheduled hearings where he is expected to testify.
Sources said the plan could significantly change due to this.

Israel tried to avoid Trump's tariffs—imposed on nearly every country in the world—by announcing in advance that it would lift all tariffs on U.S. products. But that didn’t work.

The 17% tariff Trump set for Israel was based on the U.S.'s significant bilateral trade deficit.

On Thursday, while Netanyahu was visiting Budapest, Trump called him and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

The call followed Hungary’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, but Netanyahu also brought up the newly announced tariffs.

Trump suggested Netanyahu come to the White House to discuss the issue, but didn’t set a clear date. A few hours later, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that Netanyahu would visit Washington soon, “maybe next week.”

Netanyahu and his team, like some of Trump’s aides, were surprised by this statement. Initially, U.S. and Israeli officials expected the visit to take place in late April, possibly during Passover week starting April 14.

However, four sources said that during Friday's discussions between the White House and Netanyahu’s office, the idea of an earlier visit began to take shape.