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Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125773389900537653.html
Obama Hosts Netanyahu
[Wall Street Journal] Charles Levinson and Jay Solomon - The White House waited several days to confirm that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu could meet with President Obama Monday, and sought conditions first. One official said the U.S. wanted Mr. Netanyahu to express stronger support for negotiations on an independent Palestinian state at his speech Monday before the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington. "We're in the part of the process where you can't expect something for nothing," the official said. The brinksmanship over a one-on-one meeting between the two leaders represents a rare display of pique by the White House toward Israel. Netanyahu had long been scheduled to visit Washington to speak at the assembly of Jewish groups, and it would be rare, but not unprecedented, for an Israeli prime minister to visit Washington without meeting the U.S. president.