“You waved the white flag before Netanyahu!” yelled blogger MAX BLUMENTHAL. Blumenthal is credentialed by the State Department and runs a site accused of downplaying human rights abuses by China, Russia and former Syrian dictator BASHAR ASSAD. “How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide!”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a potentially disastrous showdown within the next month that could shake his hold on power, unless he manages to deter the strongly held positions of the foreign and domestic politicians and political forces on which he is dependent.

The Israeli prime minister is set to be the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump was sworn in.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu missed the ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz as he deals with legal woes at home and the threat of arrest abroad.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says U.S. President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4. This will make Netanyahu the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Trump’s second term.

By Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 4, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Tuesday.

As per the officials, the meeting between Israel PM and US President remains tentative and nothing is finalised as of now. The White House had no immediate comment on the plans.

The bill was a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli prime minister will be the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Mr Trump’s second term in office.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

Far from Israel's red heifer, Trump appears to be pulling the strings in Gaza, causing Israel to throw its toys out the pram, writes Abdelhalim Abdelrahman.