Netanyahu cancels meeting with Obama
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On March 8, Netanyahu made headlines by canceling his trip to the U.S. and his meeting with President Obama. Netanyahu was scheduled to speak at the AIPAC conference and claimed that the administration was unable to accommodate his schedule, which was denied by the White House. Political sources have speculated that the canceled meeting is an indication of the icy relationship between the two leaders and Netanyahu's strong disapproval of the Iranian nuclear deal.
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- tension
- מֶתַח
- candidates
- מוּעֲמָדִים
- military aid
- סִיוּעַ צְבָאִי
- to decline, reject / he declined
- לִדְחוֹת , דָּחָה
- to offer / it offered
- לְהַצִּיעַ / הִצִּיעַ
- to announce / he announced
- לְהוֹדִיעַ / הוֹדִיעַ
- to claim / they claimed
- לִטעוֹן / טָעְנוּ
- trip
- נְסִיעָה
- political sources
- גּוֹרְמִים מְדִינִיִים
- against the backdrop of
- על רֶקַע