The person who asked the right question about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to meet with President Trump was MK Benny Gantz: Why did he travel alone to such a strategic discussion, without a team of advisers and experts? What heightened the puzzlement was a report in the Arab media that President Trump was surrounded by administration officials responsible for the Iran crisis.

What compounded the puzzlement were the confused messages from Jerusalem about the purpose of the trip. When Bibi was about to board the aircraft ramp alone, he spoke about talks with Iran, which would also include what interests Israel—Iran's missile project. But when Bibi was on his plane, messages from Jerusalem spoke about the importance of attacking the missile project. So, was the purpose of the trip the talks, or the attack?

The brief statement issued from the White House after the talks resolved the issue—talks, not an attack. The question arises: What did Bibi really want—to convince Trump to launch an attack, or to maintain the talks, or neither?

The problem is that there are no talks… The meeting held more than a week ago in Oman ended in nothing. Not only did they not agree on anything, they didn't even agree on what to disagree about, on the agenda for the talks. Since then, they've been careful not to establish a follow-up position, and Qatar has taken on the role of mediator. This raises the question: Did Qatar exploit its special relationship with Israel to recruit it as well for efforts to thwart the war? Is this why Bibi traveled alone, without a team, so that no one would know what he really discussed with President Trump? It has already been reported that Bibi asked Trump not to attack Iran—is this request still valid?

There's another puzzling aspect—Bibi was brought into the White House through a side entrance. This is an act of disrespect, despite the trumpet fanfares claiming that entry through a side door is reserved only for special guests…

It was said that Bibi came to share sensitive intelligence with Trump, so here Gantz's puzzlement must be raised again—if that's the case, where are the experts who would explain this intelligence to Trump? What we saw was the opposite—a long meeting with Witkoff and Kushner where they explained to him the intricacies of the talks, and then at the White House, the heads of the American system who completed the briefings from Witkoff and Kushner for him.

Why Bibi really rushed to the White House, we'll discover over time, but why Trump invited him is quite clear—to convey a message: If you're not helping me with my plan for Gaza, and in general, why do you expect me to help you with matters important to you? Trump is a dealmaker—he gave his part, but didn't receive the quid pro quo from Bibi.

Only in Washington did Bibi grasp the matter—and then a hastily published letter announcing his joining the Peace Council, after Education Minister Yoav Kisch renewed his invitation to Trump to receive the Israel Prize on Independence Day.

Is this where the secret of Bibi's trip to Washington lies—to secure Trump's visit on Independence Day, an important move for him ahead of the election campaign? Did Trump make clear to him that this will only happen after Bibi gives him his part of the deal?

Meanwhile, all the moves Bibi is making are designed to sabotage Trump's plan—in Gaza, they're strengthening Abu Shabab's militia in Rafah, which is blocking the entry of the multinational force, and in the West Bank they're declaring the cancellation of agreements Israel signed in Hebron and elsewhere.

It should be noted that Bezalel Smotrich's dynamic settlement plan is primarily aimed at thwarting Trump's map from his previous term—to establish a Palestinian state within limited borders that would preserve Israel's settlement blocs. Trump has discovered that his efforts to bring about a solution to the Palestinian problem at a bargain price for Israel are being thwarted by Israel itself.

Regarding the Peace Council, his desire to give Israel a place of honor at the forefront of the stage is being thwarted by Israel itself. The result—Turkey takes the forefront of the stage, instead of Israel, and instead of standing at the forefront of the alliance with the United States, Israel enters through the back door.