Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to attend the memorial service for Senator Lindsey Graham in Washington next Tuesday, according to N12 political correspondent Yaron Avraham. The Prime Minister's Office is also working to arrange a meeting with President Donald Trump during the visit. On Thursday, a ceremony will be held at the South Carolina Capitol. The date for the funeral itself has not yet been finalized.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is now working to arrange a meeting with President Donald Trump during his expected visit to Washington next Tuesday for Senator Lindsey Graham’s memorial service, and a second ceremony has been set for Thursday at the South Carolina Capitol in Columbia, according to N12’s Yaron Avraham. The new detail, reported at 07:21 Jerusalem, adds a diplomatic dimension to the trip, though the date for the funeral itself remains unset.
The story has unfolded since Sunday, July 12, at 12:02 Jerusalem, when Israel Hayom’s Ariel Kahana first reported that Netanyahu’s associates were examining the possibility of attending Graham’s funeral. By N12’s subsequent report at the same time, the possibility was said to include a meeting with Trump. The expectation then hardened into a confirmation, as The Zioneer reported earlier this morning (07:15 Jerusalem) that Netanyahu was expected to attend the Tuesday service. Now the Thursday ceremony in South Carolina has been added.
Graham, a longtime Republican senator and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was a close ally of both Netanyahu and Trump. His death last week prompted the travel planning. The PM’s office has not publicly confirmed the Trump meeting, but the effort to schedule it underscores the ongoing relationship between the two leaders.
The exact date and location of Graham’s funeral have not yet been finalized, and the Trump meeting remains unconfirmed by the Prime Minister’s Office.
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