President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put a positive spin on their Tuesday meeting, which Trump called “ very good ” and Netanyahu deemed “excellent.” But the summit did little to resolve central issues in the U.S.-Israel relationship — suggesting disagreements between the allies and unprecedented skepticism of Tel Aviv among the American public are likely to continue. The development regarding Gaza encapsulated the general mood: little headway in areas where stated U.S. and Israeli preferences diverge . He has tied his marquee effort to sell American nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia to Saudi recognition of Israel. Israeli forces control much of the country’s south, enforcing what Buttu, who recently visited the Israeli side of the border, called “Gazafication” by demolishing homes and communities.