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[KARAH RUCKER]
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS ARRIVED IN THE U.S. FOR A VISIT WITH TOP POLITICAL LEADERS.
DESPITE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S COVID DIAGNOSIS — HE’S NEARLY SYMPTOM-FREE ACCORDING TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
SO A MEETING WITH NETANYAHU IS REPORTED TO BE HAPPENING ON THURSDAY —
A DAY AFTER HE DELIVERS A SPEECH TO CONGRESS.
NETANYAHU IS EXPECTED TO THANK THE U.S. FOR ITS ONGOING SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL IN ITS WAR AGAINST HAMAS.
BUT SOME DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO BOYCOTT NETANYAHU’S SPEECH —
HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON HAS ALREADY THREATENED TO HAVE ANYONE WHO DISRUPTS THE EVENT **ARRESTED.
NETANYAHU IS FOCUSED ON SHORING UP **BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL AS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO FIGHT NOT ONLY HAMAS —
BUT IS FACING GROWING SECURITY THREATS FROM IRANIAN-BACKED GROUPS IN LEBANON AND YEMEN.
NETANYAHU SAYS ISRAEL WILL STILL BE A “KEY U.S. ALLY” TO WHOEVER REPLACES LAME-DUCK PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS DURING HIS VISIT TO THE U.S.
REPORTS SHOW HE HAS ALSO REACHED OUT TO FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO POTENTIALLY MEET WITH HIM BEFORE DEPARTING THE U.S. —
IT’S UNCLEAR IF THAT MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK.