The Hill News

President Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House later this month as the two attempt to improve their sometimes fractious relationship.

White House press secretary Jay Carney announced Wednesday evening that the president will host Netanyahu on May 20 to discuss "the full range of issues of mutual interest to the United States and Israel."

Netanyahu's last visit to the White House in March 2010 was a tense one amid a spat between the Obama administration and the Israeli government over settlement construction.

Since then, efforts to resume stalled peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians have been largely fruitless.

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