A report by Politico casts doubt over the possibility that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will succeed in securing himself a meeting with Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump during his visit to the United States.
The Kan public broadcaster reported on Thursday that Netanyahu’s team is seeking a sit-down with Trump.
Now, Politico reports — citing two unnamed people familiar with the details — that while the former president has not rejected the idea outright, he has yet to agree.
One of the sources is quoted as saying that if such a meeting is held, it likely would not happen before Trump holds a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday evening, which is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
Assuming the meeting would not be held late Wednesday after the rally, that would leave Thursday — when Netanyahu is currently slated to return to Israel — or Friday. If Netanyahu were to remain in the US until Friday, he and his entourage will to stay until Saturday night to observe the Jewish rest day of Shabbat.
It's not (only) about you.
Supporting The Times of Israel isn’t a transaction for an online service, like subscribing to Netflix. The ToI Community is for people like you who care about a common good: ensuring that balanced, responsible coverage of Israel continues to be available to millions across the world, for free.
Sure, we'll remove all ads from your page and you'll unlock access to some excellent Community-only content. But your support gives you something more profound than that: the pride of joining something that really matters.
Join the Times of Israel Community
Join our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this