Biden Will Call Bibi Soon, Press Secretary Says

US President Joe Biden will talk with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu “soon,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday in answer to a journalist’s question during the daily news briefing.

The question comes as frustration has grown in Jerusalem over when Biden will call the leader of the United States; main ally in the region, and in response to a tweet from a Netanyahu confidante calling on Biden to call the prime minister and offering his phone number.

“The president looks forward to speaking with Prime Minister Netanyahu. He’s obviously somebody that he has a long-standing relationship with,” Psaki said. “Obviously there’s an important relationship that the United States has with Israel on the security front and as a key partner in the region,” she also said, adding: “He’ll be talking with him soon – I don’t have a specific date or time for you on that call yet.”