Netanyahu is the odd man out in Trump's Middle East trip

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

88% : Three great leaders," Trump told reporters Friday as he headed back to Washington, D.C. "And the respect shown to our country was incredible.
85% : "This is an incredible culture," Trump said.
68% : At the same time, the ally noted Trump's characteristic unpredictability, saying, "Trump does what Trump does."
66% : And the U.S. continues to strongly support Israel, with Trump sending military equipment the Biden administration had paused.
62% : "I think it's been very popular, certainly in the Middle East," Trump said.
60% : " Across four breakneck days of deal-making, Arab leaders showed their ability to provide Trump with tangible economic wins he can showcase overseas as benefiting Americans back home, as well as the kind of warm welcome that resonates with the president.
54% : As for where the dynamic between Trump and Netanyahu goes next, one ally of the president made the case that deepening ties with Arab leaders will ultimately protect Israel because of its close relationship with the U.S.
50% : A day after promising to lift the sanctions, Trump praised Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa as a "young, attractive guy -- tough guy," and urged the former rebel fighter to join the Abraham Accords -- the president's signature foreign policy achievement from his first term that normalized ties between Israel and several Arab states.
50% : In a statement, National Security Council spokesman James Hewitt described Trump as Israel's staunchest ally in its history.
46% : He had spent the past few days meeting with Syria's new leader -- a former al Qaeda leader the U.S. had put a $10 million bounty on -- and announced he was lifting sanctions on the country in a move Israel opposed but one that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia had urged the president to take. Follow live politics coverage here Trump told reporters he had discussed the sanctions decision with Netanyahu, framing it as widely supported by others.
45% : "The trip hasn't so much put distance between Trump and Netanyahu as it has exposed it," this person said.
41% : Asked about Israel's plans for expanding the war in Gaza, as he pushes for a ceasefire, Trump struck a measured tone.
38% : We have to help also out the Palestinians," Trump said.
37% : "Hopefully this is the first of those final steps necessary to end this brutal conflict," Trump said of the release of Edan Alexander.
30% : " Even so, Israel is increasingly anxious about Trump striking a quick nuclear deal with Iran and Arab leaders shaping the president's thinking, one person familiar with the dynamic between Trump and Netanyahu said.
26% : By the end of the trip on Friday, Trump seemed to put further strain on the relationship.
24% : During the trip, Trump also leaned into the notion of a deal with Iran being within striking distance, without putting forward any details to assuage some of Israel's concerns.
24% : "Israel has had no better friend in its history than President Trump," Hewitt said.
21% : Trump, speaking to reporters, dismissed the notion that his trip marginalized America's closest ally in the region.

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