Israeli prime minister cancels White House meeting
By The Associated Press
This article was published May 31, 2010 at 9:36 a.m.
PHOTO BY AP / PAWEL DWULIT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reflected in the roof of a car following his arrival in Ottawa on Sunday.
JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister has called off a planned visit to the White House to deal with a crisis over a botched naval raid that killed 10 pro-Palestinian activists.
Netanyahu, who is in Canada, was set to travel to Washington to meet with President Barack Obama on Tuesday. But his office says he decided to return home early after Monday’s commando raid.
The commandos intercepted a flotilla of activists trying to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip. The deadly crackdown has drawn widespread international condemnations.
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