Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington on November 9, 2009. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama later in the day. 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 late Sunday only after Netanyahu had arrived in Washington, where he addressed a Jewish gathering on Monday, forcing Israeli officials 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 on November 9, 2009. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama later in the day. 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 late Sunday only after Netanyahu had arrived in Washington, where he addressed a Jewish gathering on Monday, forcing Israeli officials to deny that the last-minute invitation signals a snub to the hawkish premier.

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