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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
White House: Trump to host Netanyahu in Washington next week
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump will host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week, Trump’s spokeswoman says.
A working meeting will be held on Monday, with a dinner for the two leaders on Tuesday, according to a statement from Sarah Sanders.
“The president and the prime minister will discuss their countries’ shared interests and actions in the Middle East,” she says.
The visit will come three weeks before Israel’s national election.
The announcement shortly after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Israel for talks with Netanyahu that is seen as a bid to help Netanyahu’s election campaign.
— AFP and Raphael Ahren
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