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Monday, March 7, 2016
Netanyahu doesn’t want to get caught in US electioneering — official
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA senior Israeli official confirms that Netanyahu is likely not traveling to the US later this month, citing tomorrow’s visit by US Vice President Joe Biden, and fears the prime minister could inadvertently become tangled in US president campaigning.
“At the moment it looks like we’re not going to Washington,” the official tells The Times of Israel. “The thinking is that we’re seeing Biden this week and the assumption is that in the discussion with Biden all the issues will come up. Also, at AIPAC, many of the presidential candidates are giving speeches and might ask for meetings with the PM. We don’t want to get involved in the US election process.”
The official spoke on condition of anonymity.
— with Raphael Ahren
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