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Close Ally Israel Stunned To Find Itself Targeted by Trump Tariff, Even After Trying To Preempt It

Jerusalem will test whether the Trump administration can be talked down from applying punitive measures on foreign friends as well as foes.

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President Trump holds a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs at the Rose Garden of the White House, April 2, 2025. AP/Evan Vucci
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Where is the “reciprocity”? Israeli officials were stunned that despite their preemptive maneuvering to avert American trade barriers, President Trump slapped them with a high tariff. Can they now negotiate their way out? 

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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