--- title: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Press Conference: Watch description: President Trump is set to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. 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Kirsty Wigglesworth —WPA Pool/Getty Images by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Feb 15, 2017 1:33 PM UTC President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benhamin Netanyahu will hold a joint press conference from the White House [after their first face-to-face meeting.](http://time.com/4671559/benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-israel-usa/?xid=homepage) Trump has been[ vocal in his support](http://time.com/4642753/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-jerusalem/) for Israel in the past, criticizing the Obama administration’s positions and had mentioned plans to transfer the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Recently the president has signaled that he might back down from his strongly supportive stance, suggesting that settlements are not “a good thing for peace”. The White House also said that it [will not press Israel on the two state solution during the talks](http://time.com/4671406/trump-administration-two-state-solution/). Despite the warmth of the new U.S. administration, Netanyahu finds himself politically vulnerable at home as right-wingers put him under pressure. He is also at the heart of three separate [corruption investigations.](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/middleeast/netanyahu-corruption-investigation.html?%5Fr=0) Watch the press conference live above starting at 12 p.m. EST. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4671611/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-watch-ive/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4671611/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-watch-ive/"},"headline":"Watch Live: President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Hold Joint White House Press Conference","datePublished":"2017-02-15T13:33:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:20:15.141Z","description":"Their first face-to-face meeting","url":"https://time.com/4671611/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-watch-ive/","keywords":["White House","Israel","Benjamin Netanyahu","onetime","President Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc662fcf070fc0554/6988ba6dcd1bba18a8703fd0/gettyimages-634022842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zamira Rahim","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc662fcf070fc0554/6988ba6dcd1bba18a8703fd0/gettyimages-634022842.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Israeli Prime Minister Meets Boris Johnson At The Foreign Office","caption":"The Israeli Prime Minister Meets Boris Johnson At The Foreign Office","creditText":"Kirsty Wigglesworth —WPA Pool/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4671611/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-watch-ive/","name":"Watch Live: President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Hold Joint White House Press Conference"}}]}] ```