Netanyahu plays down tensions with US

ISRAEL’S leader tried to play down tensions with the US yesterday after a rocky meeting at the White House last week, saying that relations with Washington remain solid.

In his first public comments on the matter, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet that Israel and the US can work out their differences.

“The relationship between Israel and the US is one between allies and friends, and it’s a relationship based on years of tradition,” Netanyahu said. “Even if there are disagreements, these are disagreements between friends, and that’s how they will stay.”