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Biden will meet Netanyahu, Rivlin, Abbas on Israel visit

2 March 2016, 8:49 pm
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The White House says Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will depart Washington on Saturday. The trip begins in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where Biden will meet with the country’s leaders.

Biden heads to Jerusalem and Ramallah for meetings Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin, as well as with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left and US Vice President Joe Biden meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left and US Vice President Joe Biden meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Biden’s final stop is Amman, Jordan, and a meeting with King Abdullah II to discuss the Islamic State group and Syrian.

Biden also expects to visit a US-Jordanian military training camp.

— AP

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