Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington,DC on November 9, 2009. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama later in the day. US President Barack Obama will hold rare closed-door talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, underscoring tensions between the two close allies as US efforts to revive Middle East peace talks flounder. The White House announced the meeting on November 8 in the evening, only after Netanyahu's arrival in Washington, where he will address a Jewish gathering, forcing Israeli official to deny that the last-minute invitation signals a snub to the hawkish premier. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington,DC on November 9, 2009. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama later in the day. US President Barack Obama will hold rare closed-door talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, underscoring tensions between the two close allies as US efforts to revive Middle East peace talks flounder. The White House announced the meeting on November 8 in the evening, only after Netanyahu's arrival in Washington, where he will address a Jewish gathering, forcing Israeli official to deny that the last-minute invitation signals a snub to the hawkish premier.

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