Netanyahu awards Trump 'Israel Prize' as Trump lavishes him with praise

There may not have been concrete deliverables on Gaza from the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, but one thing is for sure: Trump is receiving yet another trophy. 

Netanyahu said he is awarding Israel's highest cultural honour, the Israel Prize, to the US president "for his tremendous contributions to Israel and the Jewish people". 

It has never been awarded to a non-Israeli citizen before.

Not to be outdone, Trump lavished Netanyahu with praise, repeatedly calling him a "wartime prime minister at the highest level". 

"He can be very difficult on occasion, but you need a strong man," Trump conceded when asked about his personal relationship with Netanyahu, as he welcomed him at the doorstep of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

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