Newshour | Trump Addresses Knesset Amid Ceasefire & Protests

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Donald Trump has become the first U.S. president in decades to address the Knesset, as a landmark ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect.

The visit was marked by tension inside Israel’s parliament when opposition members Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif were removed after holding up a sign calling on Trump to “recognize Palestine.”

The U.S.-brokered truce includes the release of 20 Israeli hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, with mediation from Egypt and Qatar. Later, Trump travelled to Sharm el-Sheikh for a regional peace ceremony attended by leaders from 27 nations, including Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev and Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Our guest, John Kavulich of Issue Insight in New York, examines whether this moment signals substance or simply political theatre.

 

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