Netanyahu Announces China Invite While Awaiting White House Call
- Israel PM told US lawmakers the Biden administration is aware
- Netanyahu has been in office six months without US visit
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s been formally invited to visit China, a move commentators warned could have political ramifications given he’s not yet been to the US six months after taking office.
Netanyahu told a visiting delegation of US congressional representatives about the offer, adding that he informed the Biden administration a month ago, the Israeli government said in a statement on Tuesday. While not specifying whether he had accepted the offer, the release said the projected visit would be the prime minister’s fourth to Beijing over a number of stints in power.