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| Netanyahu turns down Obama meeting and cancels US trip |
| 2016-03-08 |
| [Guardian] Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu turned down the offer of a meeting with president Barack Obama, prompting a sharp response from the White House, in the latest evidence of the tense relations between the two leaders. The abrupt decision by Netanyahu to cancel a visit to Washington later this month surprised US officials, who said they learned of the cancellation via the media. The White House additionally disputed reports in the Israeli media that said Netanyahu cancelled the trip after the White House had been unable to find a date for a meeting that worked with Obama’s schedule, saying those suggestions were "false". The latest friction between Netanyahu and Obama -- who have had a tense relationship, not least over the issue of Iran -- came ahead of a visit by vice-president Joe Biden to Israel, when the issue of US military aid to the country is expected to be on the agenda. Netanyahu had been expected to visit the US in March on a trip coinciding with a major pro-Israeli group’s annual summit. The White House said Israel had proposed two dates for a meeting between the leaders and the US had offered to meet on one of those days. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 Netanyahu must think it is a waste of time--probably he is correct. I doubt that Netanyahu has much love for Obama. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-03-08 18:11 |
| #5 came ahead of a visit by vice-president Joe Biden to Israel, when the issue of US military aid to the country is expected to be on the agenda ... |
| Posted by: junkiron 2016-03-08 11:19 |
| #4 He's met with the Champ on a number of occasions, the results appear unchanging and thus quite predictable. Something about an old axiom about 'repeating the same actions but expecting different outcomes' as defining insanity. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-03-08 09:23 |
| #3 Good for Bibi. This asshole is a lame duck, and his signing statement refusing to enforce anti-BDS provisions show that he hates the Juice. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-03-08 09:19 |
| #2 Sorry 0bean, I ordered a new dishwasher and that's the only day they could install it. I'll let you know if that changes. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-03-08 08:24 |
| #1 Why not say: "Sorry Baraq, that's the date we're going to erase Iranian nuke program" (just to see how long it takes for Iran to go on high alert after the call ). |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-03-08 06:18 |