Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says he has met with Samantha Power and discussed the ongoing wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
Netanyahu accused the Palestinian Authority of inciting violence, and screened for Power a video showing instances of Palestinian incitement in schools, official media and speeches from leaders, according to a statement.
Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meeting with Samantha Power in Jerusalem on February 15, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
Also in the meeting were US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro and Danny Danon, Israel’s envoy to the UN.
There is no immediate statement from Power on the meeting.
Netanyahu also met Monday morning with foreign ministers from Iceland and Norway in separate meetings, discussing bilateral ties and telling them the same things he told Power, according to the statement.
He is scheduled to fly to Germany in the coming hours where he will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other officials in the framework of a government-2-government conference, his office says.
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