Obama to keep Netanyahu at arm's length during controversial US trip

Announcement comes as Pelosi says Boehner ‘blundered’ when he invited Israeli prime minister amid sensitive negotiations about Iran’s nuclear programme
Relations between Barack Obama and Binyamin Netanyahu neared a new low on Thursday as the White House revealed the president would not meet the Israeli prime minister when he visits Republican leaders of Congress in March.Obama administration officials insisted the reason for the apparent diplomatic snub was “long-standing practice and p