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White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov. They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.

“Israel / Israeli” said in 39 of 109 transcripts, 144 times.

Counted forms: israeli, israelis, israeli's, israel, israels, israel's.

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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Ahmad Husayn al-Shara' of Syria and an Exchange With Reporters in Ankara, Turkey

Jul 8, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral meetings in Turkey 8 times

  1. …with Syria—you know, if you think, he hasn't been involved with Israel at all, and he's left it alone. I wouldn't say he's a…
  2. …been fantastic and a fantastic ally. They're also a NATO country. And Israel, we've done—no President's done as much for Israel as I have…
  3. …the Golan Heights. I did things—nobody has ever done anything for Israel like me, and we made tremendous progress, and we're going to— We've…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Secretary General Mark Rutte of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 24, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with NATO Secretary General 3 times

  1. …maybe on the Iran side, because he's not a big fan of Israel, as you know. And I asked him to stay out. He stayed…
  2. …position I've ever seen. Chuck Schumer, who was a strong supporter of Israel, and he's become 100-percent Palestinian. In fact, I've asked for a…
  3. …seen. Chuck Schumer is Jewish, and he was a strong supporter of Israel. Not that strong, because he let the Obama—even though he was…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Muhammad bin Abd Al-Rahman Al Thani of Qatar and an Exchange With Reporters in Évian-les-Bains, France

Jun 16, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the Emir of Qatar 17 times

  1. …thing. If they had a nuclear weapon, they would have blown up Israel, they would have blown up the Middle East, and they probably would…
  2. …good with Hizballah. Does not like them. And I'll tell you what: Israel's fighting Hizballah too long, and too many people are being killed. And…
  3. …not all Hizballah, that I can tell you. And I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hizballah, because to be honest with…

Remarks in a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 26, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 4 times

  1. …them free will toward a nuclear weapon. Basically, he chose Iran over Israel and others that didn't want him to do it. But I terminated…
  2. …sick. Because they wanted to take over the Middle East, not just Israel. Certainly, Israel would have been the first on their list. They would…
  3. …many of them, but they would have used a nuclear weapon on Israel, and they would have used it on the other—their neighbors. And…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 17, 2026 Meeting 4 times

  1. …Eastern countries have been very strong in their support. And of course, Israel has been our partner. Israel's been very, very strong along with us…
  2. …strong collaboration. I was against Iran long before I even thought about Israel being against Iran. I was—if you look back, many years ago…
  3. …and it won't be too long. And the Middle Eastern States, including Israel, by the way, who has been terrific—the Middle Eastern states have…

Remarks During a Board of Trustees Meeting of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 16, 2026 Meeting 6 times

  1. …I guess the world, through the United States, with the help of Israel, is doing what should have been done many years ago. It should…
  2. …some good allies there. We have some great Middle Eastern countries there. Israel there. So we did it for a lot of reasons. But it…
  3. …I'll let you know who those nations are. Yes— . No, he hasn't. Israel wouldn't do that. Israel would never use— do that. And yes, there's…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 3, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts a Bilateral Meeting with Germany 4 times

  1. …didn't want that to happen. So, if anything, I might have forced Israel's hand, but Israel was ready, and we were ready. And we've had…
  2. …we were going to be attacked. They were getting ready to attack Israel. They were getting ready to attack others. You're seeing that right now…
  3. …massive nuclear weapon 3 years ago, which would've been used already on Israel at least and other countries also. And we wouldn't be talking about…

Remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Peace

Feb 19, 2026 Meeting 4 times

  1. …get it straightened out. Right, Susie? We get it straightened out. And Israel, as you know, with—you could say Israel and numerous countries, if…
  2. …Iran. And we'll see where that goes. But when you think of Israel, we have—we've done the biggest thing of all. We have peace…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and an Exchange With Reporters

Nov 18, 2025 Meeting Kalshi: Trump hosts Saudi Prince 7 times

  1. …very closely with a lot of people that make everybody happy, including Israel, the Palestinians, and everybody. That's very interesting. No, I think that—I…
  2. …be pretty similar, yeah. You know, this is a great ally, and Israel is a great ally. And I know they'd like you to get…
  3. …don't think that makes you too happy. They've been a great ally. Israel has been a great ally. And we're looking at that exactly right…

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom and an Exchange With Reporters in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Jul 28, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …them up, they no longer have a shield. And the people of Israel feel so strongly about the hostages. Some people would take a different…
  2. …don't want to say that. And I don't think the people of Israel want to say that, either, which is pretty amazing. A lot of…
  3. …of the world I want to see thrive. It's going to thrive. Israel has a lot of responsibility. They're hampered by the fact that you…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission and an Exchange With Reporters in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Jul 27, 2025 Meeting 4 times

  1. …they hardened up. They don't want to give them back. And so Israel is going to have to make a decision. I know what I'd…
  2. …that they could have peace. That didn't work out too well. When Israel gave that up, whoever was the Prime Minister at the time—who…
  3. …discussing that. I think we're going to be discussing a lot about Israel. They're very much involved, in terms of wanting something to happen. He's…

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 8, 2025 Meeting 2 times

  1. …beyond the war that, you know, obviously we had with Iran and Israel, and a lot of hatred—a lot of years and years of…
  2. …been very unfairly treated. I think what they've done to him in Israel is very unfair, having to do with this trial. You know, he's…

Remarks Prior to a Working Dinner With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 7, 2025 Meeting 11 times

  1. …answer that question. And we've had great cooperation from surrounding—meaning surrounding Israel—surrounding countries. Great cooperation from every single one of them. So something…
  2. …example, Ukraine and Russia. They're not Americans there being killed. They're not Israeli that are being killed. They're—these are all Russians and all Ukrainians…
  3. …lot in the Middle East. And they respect us, and they respect Israel. They respect a lot of things that took place. Nobody's ever seen…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Secretary General Mark Rutte of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the Hague, Netherlands

Jun 25, 2025 Meeting 7 times

  1. …it. Go ahead, yes. I think very good. I think very good. Israel came back yesterday. I was so proud of them, because they came…
  2. …got oil, and they're very smart people, and they can come back. Israel got hit very hard, especially the last couple of days. Israel was…
  3. …because his department did the report. They really don't know. I think Israel is going to be telling us very soon, because Bibi is going…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 7, 2025 Meeting 17 times

  1. …dealt with him for a long time—Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. And we had lunch together. We had meetings together, along with his…
  2. …But we appreciate you being here, and we are a friend of Israel, as you know. I would say that I'm by far the best…
  3. …so. And I—and to be so thought of. Many friends in Israel. They are not in an easy area. It doesn't go easy, but…

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Micheál Martin of Ireland and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 12, 2025 Meeting 5 times

  1. …happened. October 7 in the Middle East should have never happened, with Israel. The horrible leaving—the way they left Afghanistan should have never happened…
  2. …will happen. Say it. One thing I'll tell you, you're not from Israel. That's for sure, huh? She— she's definitely not from Israel. That's an…
  3. …was a terrible day for the world. And we're working hard with Israel. We're working hard to see if we can solve the problem. I…

Remarks Prior to a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 26, 2025 Meeting 4 times

  1. …bodies. So, look, that's a decision that has to be made by Israel, by Bibi, but Israel has to make that decision. We got a…
  2. …part of her hand. This is a vicious group of people, and Israel is going to have to decide what they're doing. Phase one is…
  3. …in, and they weren't as bad—in as bad of shape. But Israel is going to have to make a decision. You're right, phase one…