U.S. Readies West Bank Demands Before Netanyahu-Trump Meeting

At 8:24 p.m. IDT, Channel 13 reported that U.S. officials, worried by rising nationalist crime and recurring footage of alleged soldier violence against Palestinians in Judea and Samaria, are preparing formal demands for Israel before a Netanyahu-Trump meeting. The reported package includes fewer checkpoints, Palestinian Authority funds, and stricter Israeli answers on enforcement steps in the field. Ynet separately reported that Netanyahu wants a fast White House meeting to restore trust after the Iran war, present intelligence for U.S.-Iran talks, discuss normalization, Gaza and Lebanon, and oppose Turkey's F-35 push. Israel should engage Washington seriously while preserving counterterror freedom and tying any PA relief to real security conduct.