Trump weighs Israel stop ahead of UK visit

Trump’s potential Israel visit would represent a significant shift from Trump’s earlier Middle East tour in May, when he bypassed Israel entirely during visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.

By Jewish Breaking News

President Donald Trump is considering adding Israel to his September travel itinerary, with White House sources indicating a potential visit could precede his unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom.

The preliminary discussions, first reported by Ynet, center on whether meaningful progress emerges from the current round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations.

Trump is scheduled to visit King Charles III at Windsor Castle from September 17-19, marking the first time any U.S. president has received a second state visit to Britain.

“Nothing is finalized,” a senior administration official confirmed. “But there are initial conversations about the possibility, contingent entirely on developments in the ceasefire talks.”

Trump’s potential Israel visit would represent a significant shift from Trump’s earlier Middle East tour in May, when he bypassed Israel entirely during visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.

That trip culminated in his historic meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, making Trump the first U.S. president in 25 years to meet with Damascus leadership.

The timing reflects Trump’s intensifying push for a comprehensive Gaza resolution.

His administration has made clear that partial deals are no longer acceptable, with special envoy Steve Witkoff telling hostage families over the weekend that the U.S. is pursuing an “all or nothing” approach.

“No piecemeal deals. That doesn’t work,” Witkoff said, according to leaked audio. “We think that we have to shift this negotiation to all or nothing.”

Meanwhile, Mossad Director David Barnea landed in Doha Thursday for talks with Qatar’s prime minister – the first senior Israeli official to visit Qatar since negotiations collapsed last month.

Senior Hamas officials are also reportedly engaged in discussions with Egyptian mediators in Cairo.

The last time Trump touched down on Israeli soil was more than eight years ago, during his first term’s inaugural foreign trip.

Perhaps the most picturesque moment of that 2017 visit came when he spent 30 seconds touching the ancient stones of the Western Wall and slipped a prayer note into the crevices, later calling the experience one that “will leave an impression on me forever.”