House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), likely the next House Majority Leader and the only Jewish Republican in the House, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Wednesday, the night before Netanyahu met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Politico reports.The meeting, which Israeli sources considered “unusual, if not unheard of,” according to Politico, took place at the Regency Hotel and lasted over an hour. No other U.S. lawmakers were present, while Netanyahu was joined by Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren, and National Security Advisor Uzi Arad.
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