White House Denies Netanyahu Meeting Request, Cites Obama's Busy Schedule

White House Denies Netanyahu Meeting Request, Cites Obama's Busy Schedule

An outrageous new low in US-Israeli relations:
 

The White House has rejected a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet President Barack Obama in the United States this month, an Israeli official said on Tuesday, after a row erupted between the allies over Iran's nuclear programme. An Israeli official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that Netanyahu's aides had asked for a meeting when he visits the United Nations this month, and "the White House has got back...