"It [the meeting] will certainly include a discussion about our security cooperation going forward, there will be a discussion of Iran both in terms of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action as well as our shared concerns of Iran’s destabilizing activities in the region," White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said on Thursday.
Rhodes added that Obama and Netanyahu would also discuss "Israel’s relations with the Palestinians" as well as the security situation in Gaza and the West Bank.
"There will of course be a discussion of other issues in the region including the situation in Syria," Rhodes added.
Rhodes also told reporters that it was unlikely that the Obama administration would be able to reach a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine based on the current situation.
Discussions over a new US-Israeli Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on military aid package would be part of the two leaders’ meeting, Rhodes said, noting he would not expect the MoU to be finalized during Netanyahu’s visit.
Although Washington and Jerusalem remain close allies, Netanyahu has been a staunch opponent of a nuclear agreement with Iran and a two-state solution with Palestine.
