Israel's Netanyahu rejects US "shock" at Obama talks cancelation

Israel's head administrator has rejected a White House assert that it was amazed by his choice to turn down the offer of converses with President Barack Obama.

US authorities griped on Monday that they had learnt through the media that Benjamin Netanyahu had crossed out an arranged visit to Washington one week from now.

In any case, Mr Netanyahu's office said Israel's represetative had said on Friday there was a decent risk he would not be going to.

Relations between Mr Netanyahu and Mr Obama have for quite some time been strained.

A year ago, the White House blamed the Israeli pioneer for a rupture of discretionary convention after he orchestrated to address a joint session of Congress without counseling or informing the president.

He utilized the discourse to urge US officials to dismiss the atomic manage Iran, which he saw as a risk to Israel.