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Itongadol.- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Friday at the President\’s Residence for a routine briefing, in their first meeting in over two months following disagreements over foreign policy.
According to the Prime Minister\’s Office, the two discussed the "regional political situation as reflected by the latest developments, as well as intensive counterterrorism operations."
According to the announcement, Rivlin and Netanyahu agreed to "continue to regularly update each other and work together for the sake of challenges" facing the State of Israel.
In an interview with Army Radio several weeks ago, Rivlin said he used to meet with the prime minister for a one-on-one meeting once a month, but that has not been the case recently.
"I think we\’ve exhausted our differences vis-à-vis our relations with the different international systems," he said. "Until these things are off the agenda, it seems we don\’t need to meet because it seems each one is busy with the same matters aimed at [advancing the interests] of the State of Israel."
Asked whether Netanyahu was endangering the alliance with the U.S., the president responded that the friendship between the two countries "is not just historical, it\’s strategic, and it\’s a solid foundation."