White House, Citing Israeli Election, Says Obama and Netanyahu Won’t Meet

White House, Citing Israeli Election, Says Obama and Netanyahu Won’t Meet

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS

JAN. 22, 2015

LAWRENCE, Kan. — President Obama will not meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel when he travels to Washington in March to address a joint session of Congress, the White House said on Thursday, citing a policy against receiving foreign leaders close to their elections.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/us/politics/white-house-citing-israeli-election-says-obama-and-netanhayu-wont-meet.html