23 January 2020

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Netanyahu and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. Photo: Amir Levy/Getty Images
Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz have been invited to the White House next week for discussions on President Trump's long-promised Mideast peace plan before it is unveiled, Israeli sources tell me.
Driving the news: The meeting is set for Jan. 28, the same timing as a planned vote in the Knesset over Netanyahu's bid for immunity from prosecution on corruption charges.
Between the lines: The optics of a meeting now on Mideast peace could give both Netanyahu and Trump ammunition to argue they are trying to accomplish meaningful work even as they are under fire politically.
Details: Vice President Mike Pence, traveling in Israel, has met with Blue and White party leader Gantz to discuss the issue and is to meet later today with Netanyahu.
  • The White House is expected to issue an announcement today on the Trump administration's peace plan, Israeli officials tell me.
  • Gantz, Netanyahu and the White House declined to comment.
  • Jordan's King Abdullah II recently expressed hope that a plan could allow the international community to see "the glass half full," though previously he and other Jordanian officials were wary of the White House presenting it.

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