US 'Surprised' Netanyahu Declined Obama Meeting

A White House official said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned down a meeting with President Barack Obama and canceled a planned visit to the U.S. later this month. The White House said Israel proposed the meeting for either March 17 or 18, with the Obama administration agreeing to meet on one of those days. "We were looking forward to hosting the bilateral meeting," National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said.  "We were surprised to...

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