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President Obama will not meet with Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli Prime Minister visits the U.S. in March as the invited guest of Republican congressional leaders, according to White House spokesman Josh Earnest. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says that US President Joe Biden will meet his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Relations have been tense between Netanyahu and Biden since the Israeli was re-elected last year, with Biden having criticized a judicial overhaul that Netanyahu's hard-right government is advancing. SOUNDBITE
The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will raise concerns about Israeli settlements on Arab lands when he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Obama wants to discuss the recent attempted coup in Turkey "as well as our counter ISIL campaign and our efforts that promote stability in Syria," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes says during a White House briefing. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Pope Francis and President Obama seem to have developed a close friendship as they work together on certain issues that are important to them. Here is some raw footage outside the White House and inside the West Wing where the two of them share some private moments that we caught. There is an question blurted out at the end and President Obama ignores it. Check it out