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Israel's Netanyahu declines offer to meet with Obama: White House
By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton,Reuters 1 hour 29 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an offer to meet President Barack Obama at the White House later this month and canceled his trip to Washington, the White House said on Monday, citing Israeli news reports.
Netanyahu's decision to nix his U.S. visit marked the latest episode in a fraught relationship with Obama that has yet to recover from their deep differences over last year's U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran, Israel's arch-foe.
The White House said the Israeli government had requested a Netanyahu meeting with Obama on either March 18 or 19 and that he was offered a March 18 encounter two weeks ago.
"We were looking forward to hosting the bilateral meeting, and we were surprised to first learn via media reports that the Prime Minister, rather than accept our invitation, opted to cancel his visit," Ned Price, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said in an emailed statement.
Price denied Israeli news reports that "that we were not able to accommodate the prime minister's schedule."
The White House has announced Obama's plans to be in Havana on March 21 and 22 for a historic visit aimed at moving closer toward normalized relations with Washington's former Cold War foe.
There was no immediate word from Netanyahu's office about the cancellation, which also comes as the two countries are struggling to reach a new 10-year, multibillion-dollar defense aid agreement for Israel.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-says-israels-netanyahu-opted-cancel-visit-211709688.html
Netanyahu has permanently damaged the security of Israel, with his continued insistence that we need Israel, more than they need us.
Someone should tell the Israeli PM, that without the US military standing on Israel's wall, there are millions of Arabs that surround Israel, and their future doesn't look so bright.
You don't show up, cap in hand, making demands. Someone needs to humble this arrogant fool.
You need us, we don't need you. Stop making demands punk!
By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton,Reuters 1 hour 29 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an offer to meet President Barack Obama at the White House later this month and canceled his trip to Washington, the White House said on Monday, citing Israeli news reports.
Netanyahu's decision to nix his U.S. visit marked the latest episode in a fraught relationship with Obama that has yet to recover from their deep differences over last year's U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran, Israel's arch-foe.
The White House said the Israeli government had requested a Netanyahu meeting with Obama on either March 18 or 19 and that he was offered a March 18 encounter two weeks ago.
"We were looking forward to hosting the bilateral meeting, and we were surprised to first learn via media reports that the Prime Minister, rather than accept our invitation, opted to cancel his visit," Ned Price, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said in an emailed statement.
Price denied Israeli news reports that "that we were not able to accommodate the prime minister's schedule."
The White House has announced Obama's plans to be in Havana on March 21 and 22 for a historic visit aimed at moving closer toward normalized relations with Washington's former Cold War foe.
There was no immediate word from Netanyahu's office about the cancellation, which also comes as the two countries are struggling to reach a new 10-year, multibillion-dollar defense aid agreement for Israel.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-says-israels-netanyahu-opted-cancel-visit-211709688.html
Netanyahu has permanently damaged the security of Israel, with his continued insistence that we need Israel, more than they need us.
Someone should tell the Israeli PM, that without the US military standing on Israel's wall, there are millions of Arabs that surround Israel, and their future doesn't look so bright.
You don't show up, cap in hand, making demands. Someone needs to humble this arrogant fool.
You need us, we don't need you. Stop making demands punk!