Senior White House official: At this stage, no meeting planned between Trump and Netanyahu next week
A senior White House official cooled reports regarding an upcoming trip by the Prime Minister to Washington, and told Channel 12 News reporter Barak Ravid that 'at this stage' a meeting between the two does…
Assessment
A senior White House official has publicly cooled expectations for a Trump-Netanyahu meeting next week, stating no such meeting is currently on the president's schedule. This contradicts Israeli reports that Netanyahu was advancing a trip to Washington. The discrepancy suggests either a breakdown in communication between the allies or that the visit was never as firm as Israeli sources indicated. The key question is whether this is a scheduling issue or a signal of distance between the two leaders.