Netanyahu to White House; Gaza 21‑Point Plan, Annexation Ban in Focus | CNN2.0

🗓️ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets at the White House Monday after a defiant UN address, with the Trump administration’s 21‑point Gaza plan on the agenda, including a 48‑hour timeline to release all hostages and a postwar roadmap for Gaza, per CNN sourcing
🧭 Notably, Netanyahu did not reference the U.S. plan in his UN speech, which analysts say was aimed at domestic audiences amid a delegate walkout, while negotiations—not rhetoric—drive the end‑of‑war prospects
🤝 Leverage question: Analysts frame the meeting as a test of whether President Trump “puts his foot down” to press for an end to the war—or emerges aligned with Netanyahu after the session, as has happened in past interactions
🔀 Netanyahu’s fork in the road: choose alignment with President Trump or with ultranationalist coalition partners Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben‑Gvir, a political calculus that could decide the deal’s fate and U.S.–Israel dynamics
🚫 West Bank annexation: President Trump has publicly vowed to block any annexation, and the UAE has signaled annexation is a red line—removing that option from Netanyahu’s near‑term playbook, analysts say
✈️ Precedent cited: Commentators recall Trump forcing a cease‑fire during the “12‑day” Israel–Iran flare‑up by pressing Netanyahu as Israeli jets were reportedly en route for another strike—raising the question of which version of Trump will show up now
⚠️ Stakes: If Monday’s meeting ends without a pathway to a deal—or without Trump backing Netanyahu—analysts warn of a serious rift between Washington and Jerusalem in the weeks ahead
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