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White House: Biden and Netanyahu to meet on Wednesday to discuss Iranian threat | Israel Hayom

9/15/2023, 6:44:58 PM

Highlights: US President Joe Biden will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu next week. The leaders will discuss the democratic values shared by Israel and the United States. They will also discuss ways to deal with the Iranian threat, the White House said. The meeting will take place at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The White House has not confirmed the meeting yet, but it is expected to take place next week in the New York City area, CNN has reported. The U.S. State Department has also said that the meeting is likely.

The leaders will discuss a number of topics, including the democratic values shared by Israel and the United States and ways to deal with the Iranian threat

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Friday evening that US President Joe Biden will meet next week with Prime Minister Netanyahu at today's General Assembly in New York.

Sullivan said that during the meetings, the leaders would discuss "the democratic values shared by Israel and the United States," as well as the issue of the Iranian threat.

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When White House press secretary John Kirby was asked at a press briefing last Wednesday about a meeting between Biden and Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly, he replied, "I don't have a meeting that I can announce right now." This followed reports of the planned meeting.

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