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Trump invites Netanyahu to meeting “at the first opportunity”:Israel

Published: 09 Nov 2016 - 09:14 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 12:49 am
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Reuters

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Wednesday and Trump invited him to a meeting “at the first opportunity”, Netanyahu’s office said.

The conversation was “hearty and warm” and regional issues were discussed, the office said, adding: “The Prime Minister congratulated Trump on his electoral win and told him that the United States has no better ally than Israel.”

(Writing by Ori Lewis; editing by John Stonestreet)