Netanyahu Arriving at Washington During Intense Period of Presidential Campaign

As Biden begins a longer than usual lame duck presidency, he will likely look to pad his legacy. Like others during a presidency’s twilight months, he might try to achieve a foreign policy goal that could also help Vice President Harris’s campaign.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Nahalat Yitshak Cemetery, Tel Aviv, June 18, 2024. Shaul Golan/pool via AP

All eyes were expected to be aimed at the White House Tuesday, when President Biden was scheduled to make his first public appearance since using a post on X to withdraw from the presidential contest. That is until Covid, which was said to have prevented the president from making his withdrawal in person, reportedly forced him to cancel a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu. 

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