Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset US-Israel relations
Laurie Kellman, Matthew Lee And Ellen Knickmeyer
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FILE - In this June 25, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate Pride Month, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. New leaders of the American and Israeli governments are resetting their countries' relationship after years of divisiveness. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
ROME – Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will meet in Rome on Sunday as their new governments look to turn the page on former President Donald Trump and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose close alliance aggravated partisan divisions within both countries.