U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. Sebastian Scheiner/AP Photo
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is scheduled to visit President Donald Trump on Feb. 4, according to a Jan. 28 announcement, making Netanyahu the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump took office.
The White House has yet to comment on the upcoming visit.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.