(israeltoday).Senior US diplomatic sources have confirmed that the media blackout and shroud of secrecy surrounding Monday's meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama was the result of strained relations between the two leaders.
Speaking to Israel's Army Radio on Wednesday morning, one unnamed US diplomat said the Obama Administration had become unhappy with what is viewed as Netanyahu's efforts to manipulate its policies during press briefings, the feeling in Washington is that Netanyahu has been trying to maneuver the US administration over the past few weeks,and imposed the media blackout on Monday's meeting as a means of bringing the Israeli leader back in line.
The official also accused Netanyahu of indirectly pressuring Obama via Jewish-American lobby groups.
Speaking to Israel's Army Radio on Wednesday morning, one unnamed US diplomat said the Obama Administration had become unhappy with what is viewed as Netanyahu's efforts to manipulate its policies during press briefings, the feeling in Washington is that Netanyahu has been trying to maneuver the US administration over the past few weeks,and imposed the media blackout on Monday's meeting as a means of bringing the Israeli leader back in line.
The official also accused Netanyahu of indirectly pressuring Obama via Jewish-American lobby groups.
