Netanyahu 'Went In Worried, Came Out Encouraged' After White House Meeting, Official Says

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WASHINGTON -- Benjamin Netanyahu went into the White House Friday "worried, but came out encouraged," according to a senior Israeli official briefed on the prime minister's frank meeting with President Barack Obama.

In a closed-door meeting and working lunch the Israeli leader "wanted to go on record in the presence of the president," said the official, who is not authorized to speak publicly. During the talks, which went over-schedule and lasted more than two hours, Netanyahu told Obama "what are Israel's red lines: No on refugees, no on negotiations with Hamas, and we cannot withdraw to '67 line, per se," the official added.

Netanyahu, who has now held seven meetings with Obama -- at least one of them far chillier than Friday's talks. The pair later repeated the points they'd discussed in private to reporters.

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