Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President Trump in front of the media at the White House on March 2018. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)President Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House during his visit to Washington next week, a trip that comes just weeks ahead of the embattled leader’s bid for reelection next month. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that Trump and Netanyahu will have a meeting Monday focused on the Middle East and then reconvene for dinner on Tuesday. Netanyahu, who is coming to Washington to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy conference, is facing corruption charges back home that have complicated his reelection bid. During a 2015 visit by Netanyahu to Washington to address a joint session of Congress, then-President Barack Obama declined to meet with him ahead of an Israeli election.

Source: Washington Post March 20, 2019 16:52 UTC