Content Details
DCPD-202500225 - The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel
- Category
- Budget and Presidential Materials
- Collection
- Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Publisher
- Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
- Event Date
- February 4, 2025
- President
- Donald J. Trump
- Document Categories
- Interviews With the News Media : Joint news conferences, Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel
- Subjects
- Anti-Semitism
Arab-Israeli conflict, peace process
Counterterrorism and homeland security
Egypt, President
Gaza, conflict with Israel
Gaza, hostages held by Hamas
Gaza, humanitarian situation
Hamas political-paramilitary organization
Iran, nuclear weapons development
Iran, regional involvement
Iran, U.S. sanctions
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization
Israel, attacks by Hamas of October 7, 2023
Israel, military operations in Gaza
Israel, Prime Minister
Israel, relations with U.S.
Israel, U.S. recognition of Golan Heights sovereignty
Israel, U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as capital
Jordan, King
Lebanon, Hizballah political-paramilitary organization
Middle East, regional integration and security
National Security Adviser
Russia, conflict in Ukraine
Saudi Arabia, relations with U.S.
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Somalia, U.S. counterterrorism efforts
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East
Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes
United Nations Human Rights Council
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
Vice President
White House Press Secretary
- Names
- Abdullah II, King; Bessent, Scott K.H.; Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Elsisi, Abdelfattah Said; Hegseth, Peter B.; Leavitt, Karoline; Netanyahu, Benjamin; Rubio, Marco A.; Vance, James D. "J.D."; Waltz, Michael G.; Witkoff, Steve.
- Locations
- Washington, DC
- Notes
- The President's news conference began at 6:49 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth; Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt; King Abdullah II of Jordan; and President Abdelfattah Said Elsisi of Egypt. He also referred to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization. Prime Minister Netanyahu referred to former President Bashar al-Asad of Syria. Reporters referred to Israeli soldier Edan Alexander of Tenafly, NJ, who was captured during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel; and President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia. The transcript was released by the Office of the Communications on February 5.