White House political director David Simas “congratulated the “Israeli people” after Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in his country’s parliamentary elections but did not mention the Israeli prime minister by name.” The Hill,
The White House did not formally congratulate Netanyahu, but it did release details of an upcoming Obama trip to Panama and Jamaica in April.
The White House also tweeted Obama’s picks for the NCAA basketball tournament Wednesday morning…
The relationship between Netanyahu and the White House has been fraught with tension, which escalated in recent months with the Obama administration’s push to secure a deal over Iran’s nuclear program.
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