
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu skipped attendance at the 2026 World Economic Forum and Trump’s Board of Peace meeting at Davos. Why? He knew he wouldn’t make it past the airport.
The World Economic Forum held its 56th annual meeting from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23, 2026, at Davos, Switzerland. The five-day summit saw nearly 3,000 global leaders from over 130 countries, but not Benjamin Netanyahu. One would think he skipped it because of scheduling conflicts, domestic crises, or a sudden case of being too busy. But fear of arrest for alleged war crimes is not usually the reason that pops up in our minds. And yet, that is precisely why Netanyahu did not attend the meeting.