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Netanyahu declines another Russian offer to sit down with Abbas — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected an offer by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to participate in a summit with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas under the auspice of President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Channel 10 reports.
The offer was made during Netanyahu’s meeting with Lavrov July 14 on the sidelines of the World Cup semifinal match in Russia.
This is the second time that Netanyahu has rejected such a Russian offer, the last time in September 2016.
Lavrov was in Israel earlier this week to discuss developments on the Jewish state’s border with Syria.
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