President Barack Obama arrives at Port Columbus International Airport. Photo: White House.

Arutz Sheva – Despite recent tensions between Israel and the United States surrounding Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, i24news reported on Tuesday that a senior White House advisor is expected to arrive in Israel for a visit later this month.

Philip Gordon, who has been serving for the past two years as a special assistant to the President and as White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf, will arrive in Israel on February 15 and meet with senior Israeli and Palestinian officials, the network reported.

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