Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is on a visit to Washington for talks with senior members of the American intelligence community and the White House. Bar's visit comes at a time of growing concern in Israel and the United States about the stability of the Palestinian Authority and the conflagration of the West Bank.
Earlier today, the Foreign Ministry lashed out at the International Atomic Energy Agency for closing an investigation into a suspected nuclear site. "The closure of the Mariwan case is deeply disturbing," the ministry said in a statement.