Obama Too Busy to Meet Netanyahu, But Adds Letterman Spot

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to attend the UN near the end of September. As he was going to be in the states, he asked if he could meet with President Barack Obama.

The White House told him that Obama would be too busy to make it up to New York. Netanyahu then offered to fly down to DC to meet with him. At which time he was told Obama would be too busy to even meet under those circumstances.

Press in Israel quickly stated that Obama was trying to snub Netanyahu, which the White House denies. However, as Israel is one of our most important allies shouldn't meeting with them under any circumstances being considered a top priority, especially when they request it? And considering the very unstable times in the Middle East, specifically over Iran, a meeting is all the more important right now. It's also of note that this would mark the first time that an Israeli Prime Minister has made a trip to the US, without having a meeting with the sitting President.

On Wednesday morning, Obama's staff announced that Obama is now flying out to be on the Letterman show. So it seems that whilst earlier in the week he was too busy to meet with Netanyahu, he's now not too busy to set up a chance to be on TV. O and just a reminder, Letterman is filmed in New York, which is exactly where Netanyahu will be.