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Bibi In Washington To Negotiate Removal Of Trump’s Tariffs In Person

Trump may emerge from the meeting declaring that Israel is an example of how his tariff policy is working – that foreign capitals will come scrambling to negotiate.

(Tyler Durden Reports) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Sunday for a visit to the White House, in a stay which is planned through Tuesday. The two leaders are meeting Monday afternoon.

He will be the first foreign leader to meet President Trump in-person in an effort to negotiate a deal to remove Trump’s tariffs, which for Israel is a 17% rate, the result of a significant US bilateral trade deficit.

“Upon his arrival in Washington with his wife, Sara Netanyahu, the premier headed from the airport to Blair House in a convoy, where he met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer,” Israeli media wrote.

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And Axios noted just ahead of the the trip that Israel tried to “avoid the tariffs Trump imposed on nearly every country in the world by announcing it would preemptively lift all tariffs on U.S. products. It didn’t work.”

This visit, which is Netanyahu’s second to the White House since Trump took office (the first was in early February), was by all accounts rather hastily put together, and also high on the agenda will be the Gaza crisis. Currently there are still 59 hostages still in Hamas and Islamic Jihad captivity – with many feared deceased.

Israel has controversially expanded the war, and now has Rafah surrounded once again and has ordered an evacuation of the civilian population. Hundreds of thousands have fled the southern Gaza city, also as basic necessities of life for the Palestinian population are running out.

Netanyahu’s office has has further indicated that “Israel-Turkey relations, the Iranian threat and confronting the International Criminal Court” will be on the agenda.

Trump may emerge from the meeting declaring that Israel is an example of how his tariff policy is working – that foreign capitals will come scrambling to negotiate.

One interesting aspect to Netanyahu’s travels is the impact the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant is having on his itinerary. He’s still not able to visit most of the European continent, and last week’s Hungary trip was the first, after Budapest declared it would not arrest him or cooperate with the ICC.

Times of Israel pointed out that “The Wing of Zion state plane took a flight path that increased the journey from Budapest to Washington by some 400 kilometers in order to avoid flying over countries seen as likely to enforce the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court should the plane be forced to make an emergency landing.”

Isn’t it interesting that Israel had huge tariffs on American goods, despite the billions in money we send them, and nobody who is currently outraged at Trump ever said anything about this nonsense? pic.twitter.com/iNmDSDuRnF

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 7, 2025

“As Israel believes that Ireland, Iceland and the Netherlands would all enforce the ICC warrant, issued for alleged war crimes in Gaza, Wing of Zion instead flew over Croatia, Italy and France,” the report added.

Hungary last week declared it is exiting membership in the The Hague-based ICC due to the action against Netanyahu, with PM Viktor Orban decrying that it’s a “political tool” of Israel’s enemies. The Trump White House is certainly on board with Orban’s decision.

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Israel Caught Lying to Cover Up Its Latest War Crimes

BY GLOBAL AFFAIRS via The Liberty Beacon

IMAGE: Palestinian Paramedic Munther Abed survived the IDF attack that killed 15 emergency workers by diving to the floor in the back of his ambulance (Source: BBC)

In the wake of Rifaat Radwana’s final statements, which can be heard in a video posted by WikiLeaks on April 5, 2025, which depicted Israeli occupation forces firing upon medics and aid workers in Rafah, Gaza, the IDF has since constructed a revised narrative that incorporates the mention of a “Hamas police car” alongside the Gaza paramedics.

The initial assertion made by the IDF states that they utilized a bulldozer to cover the bodies of the medics and their vehicles with sand “to shield them from animals.” However, all indications suggest that they were burying evidence of their wrongdoing.

As usual, Israel is attempting to cover-up its latest war crime by spinning an outrageous and contrived narrative – in a craven attempt to blame innocent victims.

The revised account raises numerous unanswered questions and further diminishes the reliability of Israel’s official story…

VIDEO: Israel’s ‘execution’ of Gaza aid workers (Source: Wikileaks)

‘Forgive me, mother. This is the path I chose—to help people.’

These were the last words of Rifaat Radwan, who filmed his own murder in Rafah. He was part of a Red Crescent convoy aiding wounded civilians. The convoy—clearly marked, unarmed, with flashing lights—was attacked on… pic.twitter.com/OoINdMzvs1

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) April 5, 2025

Countercurrents reports…

After Video Exposes Aid Workers’ Execution, Israeli Army Issues New Dubious Story

GAZA (Quds News Network) – The Israeli army released a new and different story of its attack on ambulances in Rafah, following the release of a video that exposed the execution of 14 aid workers and debunked its earlier claims. The new story is inconsistent, lacks evidence, and ignores key facts shown in the footage.

Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported details from the military’s internal investigation. According to the army, Israeli forces opened fire after a “Hamas police car” approached them. Soldiers claimed they felt threatened and fired, killing one person.

Later, ambulances arrived at the scene. The army said soldiers thought they were under attack again and opened fire on the rescue teams. The report claimed medics were “running toward the Hamas police vehicle,” and that the soldiers believed they posed a threat.

The army admitted that emergency lights may have been on but said the lack of visibility wasn’t an intentional lie. It also claimed a bulldozer buried the medics’ bodies and vehicles under sand “to protect them from animals.”

However, the report did not explain how some bodies were found handcuffed, one beheaded, and others executed at close range with bullets to the head. Nor did it address why ambulances were deliberately buried to hide the evidence.

The army’s new version contradicts previous footage published by international media. Videos clearly showed that emergency lights on the ambulances were flashing during the attack, proving the vehicles were visibly marked as humanitarian.

In its initial response, the Israeli military claimed the ambulances lacked lights or clear medical markings. That was quickly debunked.

Now, the army adds a new twist—suggesting that what it described as a “Hamas police vehicle” passed the area an hour earlier and that its presence confused the soldiers. But this explanation lacks logic. Gaza police are known targets for Israeli forces and rarely move during invasions, especially not with flashing lights near tanks.

The claim about “protecting the bodies from animals” also rings hollow. The same army has left hundreds of Palestinian bodies in the open throughout the genocide, often mutilated. In many cases, Israeli soldiers filmed themselves desecrating corpses and shared the videos publicly.

The new version of events leaves many questions unanswered and further undermines the credibility of Israel’s official narrative.

This is not the first time the Israeli army has issued contradictory narratives, only to have each one exposed as a lie.

At the start of the genocide, when the Israeli army bombed Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza and killed around 500 didplaced civilians, the military spokesperson released three different accounts within just a few hours.

First, he claimed, “We warned the hospital and five others to evacuate.” But realizing how disastrous that admission would be on the international stage, he quickly shifted to a second version: that Hamas fighters were operating from the hospital. However, journalists who had been stationed at the hospital for 12 days straight debunked that claim immediately.

By the following morning, the spokesperson settled on a third version: the explosion was caused by a misfired rocket from Islamic Jihad.

With no real evidence supporting any of the claims [claims made by Israel], each narrative collapsed under scrutiny. One by one, the stories were shown to be false, revealing a pattern, not just a mistake.

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Iran Warns 6 Countries They Will Be Targeted If Aiding Any Potential US Attack

The Cradle reports…

A senior Iranian official said that Tehran has warned six countries they will face “severe consequences” if they support Washington in a military attack against the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on 6 April.

“Iran has issued warnings to Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain that any support for a US attack on Iran, including the use of their airspace or territory by the US military during the attack, will be considered a hostile act,” the official stated while speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity.

The official stressed that such an action “would have severe consequences for those countries,” adding that “Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has placed the Iranian armed forces on high alert.”

Spokespersons for the governments of Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying it was unaware of the Iranian warning, but that such messages could be conveyed through other channels.

On 30 March, US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.

“If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” Trump said in a telephone interview. “It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.”

The senior official speaking with Reuters added that Iran rejects US President Donald Trump’s demand for direct talks over its nuclear program. However, it wants to continue indirect negotiations through Oman, where indirect negotiations between the two countries have taken place in the past.

“Indirect talks offer a chance to evaluate Washington’s seriousness about a political solution with Iran,” said the official.

#Iran’s Chief of Staff: Our response to #Trump stressed we seek peace in the region & don’t pursue nuclear weapons. No direct talks, but indirect talks possible. If US acts sincerely, talks can be held. US was most unreliable party in past negotiations. There’s no trust in them. pic.twitter.com/xTQ4GDPYuO

— Iran Nuances (@IranNuances) April 6, 2025

#Iran’s Foreign Minister: Our response to the US President’s letter was proportional, maintaining a diplomatic opening. Direct talks with a constantly threatening party are meaningless, but we’re open to indirect negotiations.#Trump pic.twitter.com/RAiqBn3BvN

— Iran Nuances (@IranNuances) April 6, 2025

In addition to issuing verbal threats against Iran, Trump has ordered a major military build-up in the region, including dispatching a squadron of B-52 bombers to the US base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed on Sunday that “the conditions for resuming talks between Tehran and Washington regarding Iran’s nuclear program are based on the principle of trust between the two countries,” he said.

“We are ready to continue dialogue regarding our nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions against Iran, based on the logic of confidence-building,” Araghchi said in statements reported by Iran’s Fars News Agency.

Following Trump’s threat, Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Aerospace Division of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), directly threatened US bases in West Asia.

“The Americans have around ten military bases in the region – at least near Iran – and 50,000 troops,” Hajizadeh told Iranian state TV on Monday….
“It’s like they’re sitting in a glass house. And when you’re in a glass house, you don’t throw stones at others”….

Continue this analysis at The Cradle

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UK PM Starmer To Make Stunning Admission: ‘Globalization Is Over’

(ZH) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will soon declare something ZeroHedge readers have known for quite some time – the economic system championed by the international elite is dead and gone.

Starmer’s office told the Sunday Times that, “The world has changed, globalization is over and we are now in a new era.”

“We’ve got to demonstrate that our approach, a more active Labour government, a more reformist government, can provide the answers for people in every part of this country,” his office added, emphasizing a pivot toward proactive governance.

Starmer’s admission, albeit late, follows President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement, which slapped a 10% fee on all goods from the United Kingdom.

In a high-profile speech this week, Starmer will sharply criticize Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on the UK, while belatedly conceding the shortcomings of free trade and unfettered mass migration.

Starmer’s upcoming remarks come alongside persistent efforts by UK officials to finalize a trade agreement with the United States. Downing Street has confirmed that negotiations are in an “advanced stage,” with officials indicating, per The Guardian, that the core framework of a deal is largely settled.

The Guardian reports:

The Guardian revealed this week that as part of its negotiations towards a deal, the government has drawn up proposals to reduce the amount paid by US tech titans and broaden the tax to apply to a wider range of companies – without reducing its total take. This is thought to be among the most significant concessions the UK has offered the US.

On Sunday, top Trump officials said that 50 countries have already reached out to the administration in response to U.S. tariffs. “We already have 50 countries that have come to the table over the last few days, over the last weeks that are willing and desperate to talk to us,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told CNN on Sunday. “We are the economic engine of the world, and it’s finally time that someone, President Trump, stood up for America.”

.@SecRollins: “In the last four years, the cost of inputs for our farmers went up 30%. In the last four years, we had an agricultural export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion.” pic.twitter.com/erfbjExNPP

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 6, 2025

“This whole concept is about rebuilding an American economy around American goods, around American industry,” Rollins added. “We do already live under a tariff regime in this country, but it’s the tariff regime of China, of Mexico, of Brazil, of Australia, of countries that Mexico won’t take our corn, Australia won’t take our beef. The country of Honduras takes more pork than the entire European Union does, American pork.”

The markets are closely monitoring the European Union’s response to U.S. tariffs, with a proposal expected on Monday and a vote scheduled for Wednesday, according to Reuters. French President Emmanuel Macron has adopted the most hardline public position against President Trump, calling on European companies to halt investments in the United States.

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