Netanyahu's US visit: Israeli PM not slated to meet Elon Musk or Donald Trump at UNGA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make one of his shortest visits to the United States, arriving in New York Thursday morning, addressing the United Nations General Assembly at 2 p.m. local time (9 p.m. Israel time), and departing for Israel shortly afterward.Under the latest plan, the prime minister may not spend a single night in the United States.The schedule has undergone several changes in recent days. At an earlier stage, Netanyahu was expected to arrive in the US as early as Wednesday, and a stop in Texas was later added, where a meeting with Elon Musk had been planned.An advance team on Netanyahu's behalf had already arrived in the state and begun preparations for the visit and meeting, with a possible visit to SpaceX facilities also under consideration. Over the weekend, the team was informed that the visit had been canceled.
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