Trailed by legal woes, Netanyahu to meet 'true friend' Trump
Source: France24/Agence France-Presse
03 March 2018 - 11H00
© AFP/File / by Mike Smith | A couple takes a selfie in front of graffiti by street artist Lushsux depicting US President Donald Trump kissing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the wall between Bethlehem and Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have a brief respite next week from the deluge of legal woes he faces when he heads to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump.
Even as he prepared for his trip, Netanyahu was again questioned by police in Jerusalem on Friday in connection with alleged corruption as concerns mount over whether he will eventually be forced from office.
Monday's visit to a White House that has shown enthusiastic support for Israel and Netanyahu may help bolster the long-serving prime minister, who has called Trump a "true friend" of his country.
Both men have used populist appeals in the face of investigations, with Netanyahu borrowing Trump's "fake news" moniker to denounce reports of his alleged corruption.
Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20180303-trailed-legal-woes-netanyahu-meet-true-friend-trump
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