It was the latest attempt by Trump to intervene in the case on behalf of Netanyahu, raising questions about undue American influence over internal Israeli affairs. Trump also called for a pardon for Netanyahu during a speech to Israel’s parliament last month, when he made a brief visit to promote his ceasefire plan for the war in Gaza.

The White House welcome looks like a new dawn for Syrian-American relations, given that the U.S. has sanctioned Syria as a “ state sponsor of terrorism ” since 1979—and that further sanctions were added by the Reagan,