Enhanced security measures in place at DC hotel where Netanyahu is staying

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Police stand guard outside the Watergate Hotel as pro-Palestinian activists demonstrate ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, July 22, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
Police stand guard outside the Watergate Hotel as pro-Palestinian activists demonstrate ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, July 22, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Security is tight at the Watergate Hotel in Washington as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s convoy arrives.

Police have shut down streets around the hotel and erected two lines of black fences around the facility, a measure not taken during previous visits.

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