Biden’s first call to a Middle East leader will be to Netanyahu
Al Jazeera
President Biden faced criticism for not having called the Israeli prime minister in his first month calls to world leaders.
US President Joe Biden plans a call soon with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House announced on Tuesday, as critics have accused Biden of snubbing the leader of a top US ally in the Middle East. “His first call with a leader in the region, will be with Prime Minister Netanyahu,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters, adding that she did not have an exact day for the call but “it will be soon”. Some critics have accused Biden of snubbing Netanyahu for having not yet spoken to him nearly a month after taking office.
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