The White House snubbed the Israeli defense minister when he traveled to Washington . Washington must also weigh how much effort to expend on dissuading its European allies from taking tougher measures against Israel such as boycotting products made in settlements or sanctioning Israeli companies that do business in what is considered occupied territory . In a statement released by his office, Netanyahu said that Obama had "failed to recognize Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist attacks."
The White House snubbed the Israeli defense minister when he traveled to Washington . In a statement released by his office, Netanyahu said that Obama had "failed to recognize Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist attacks."