Fears of a Stumble in the Meeting Between Biden and Netanyahu

An Israeli official revealed that Tel Aviv is concerned about U.S. President Joe Biden contracting COVID-19 before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington next week. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Biden next Monday afternoon, two days before his speech at a joint session of Congress. The White House announced early Thursday that Biden tested positive for the coronavirus, noting that he is experiencing mild symptoms. A week ago, the press service of Douglas Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, announced that he had contracted the virus two days after appearing publicly beside President Biden on the White House balcony during the fireworks display on July 4th.