U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are meeting in Rome as their governments look to turn a page on their relationshipROME -- Hush-hush diplomacy. “In the past few years, mistakes were made,” Lapid told Blinken as they sat down for talks in a Rome hotel. “We believe the way to discuss those disagreements is through direct and professional conversation, not a press conference," Lapid said. There's even talk of Lapid and Bennett traveling to Washington later in the summer, separately or together, the officials said. Bennett will serve as prime minister for the first two years, followed by Lapid, the architect of the coalition.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2021 07:07 UTC