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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ruth Michaelson in Jerusalem and Andrew Roth in Washington

Netanyahu to arrive in Washington as fears grow of wider war in Middle East

Benjamin Netanyahu sits at a table onboard a jet  looking at some official papers as his wife looks on. In front of Netanyahu is a blue cap with the words 'total victory' on it
Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released pictures of him onboard his plane to Washington alongside his wife, Sarah. Photograph: Amos Ben Gershom/Israel Gpo/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Benjamin Netanyahu is due to arrive in Washington on Monday at a moment of historic political tumult, as he is scheduled to meet the outgoing US president, Joe Biden, and address a divided Congress amid fears of a growing regional war in the Middle East.

The Israeli prime minister’s arrival will come just a day after Biden bowed out of the presidential race, and will be a major test of Biden’s ability to project US influence and restraint on Israel in the lame duck period of his presidency. Netanyahu will be forced to walk a tightrope as he balances between the Donald Trump-led Republican party and a reinvigorated Democratic campaign that may unite behind the vice-president, Kamala Harris.

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