YAHOO NEWS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he had declined an offer to meet President Obama at the White House later this month because of the heated U.S. election campaign. A White House spokesman said on Monday that Israel had requested a meeting and that two weeks ago Netanyahu was offered a March 18 meeting. MORE HERE
Biden in Israel Amidst Whirlwind of Speculation
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US Vice President Joe Biden was in Israel Tuesday for a meeting which the White House said would focus on regional developments including the war in Syria and the threat from the Islamic State (IS) terror militia. But a report in the Wall Street Journal fueled speculation that the visit had another purpose, to lay out the Obama Administration’s final effort towards a settlement between Israel and the Palestinians.
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