Why did Trump meet members of an anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewish group?

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Critics of Israel lauded the meeting, highlighting inroads to be made given that many conservatives now question the US-Israel relationship US President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted Haredi Jewish leaders, some of whom are best known outside their communities for holding anti-Zionist positions, at the White House ahead of the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah. Photographs later shared on social media by attendees and their allies showed something far beyond the usual religious holiday receptions