This was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eighth visit to the United States since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, which is a record no other leader has matched over the same period.
But this was also Netanyahu’s most complicated visit yet. It took weeks of efforts to secure a meeting with Trump, amid clear signs of coolness from the U.S. president, who initially declined to set a date.
The two leaders eventually met shortly before the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham. Netanyahu entered the White House through a back entrance, and this was not the first time he has done so.
Protocol-wise and politically, such an entrance may reflect a desire to avoid media coverage, prevent the public display of strained relations, or contain growing disagreements between the two leaders over a number of strategic issues.
Watch the attached video for more.
But this was also Netanyahu’s most complicated visit yet. It took weeks of efforts to secure a meeting with Trump, amid clear signs of coolness from the U.S. president, who initially declined to set a date.
The two leaders eventually met shortly before the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham. Netanyahu entered the White House through a back entrance, and this was not the first time he has done so.
Protocol-wise and politically, such an entrance may reflect a desire to avoid media coverage, prevent the public display of strained relations, or contain growing disagreements between the two leaders over a number of strategic issues.
Watch the attached video for more.
