The Latest: Israeli prime minister at the White House

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Mar 05, 2018, 11.02 PM IST
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on relations between the United States and Israel (all times local):

12:10 p.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived at the White House for meetings with President Donald Trump.

The two will hold talks and sit down to a working lunch before Netanyahu speaks later in the week at the annual conference of the powerful pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC.

The visit comes as Trump's efforts to broker a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians appears stalled. Palestinians and other critics insist it will be dead on arrival.

Misgivings have also been percolating over Iran. Israel sees Trump's efforts to crack down on its archenemy as lacking.

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1 a.m.

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reasons to celebrate but also ample cause for trepidation as they meet Monday at the White House.

Trump's long-awaited Mideast peace plan has yet to arrive, even as Palestinians and other critics insist it will be dead on arrival. And although Israel's government is overjoyed by Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, misgivings are percolating over Iran. Israel sees Trump's efforts to date to crack down on Israel's arch-enemy as lacking.

Netanyahu arrived in the United States over the weekend as Washington was gearing up for the annual conference of AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby. He plans to hold a meeting and working lunch with Trump on Monday before speaking at the conference later in the week

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