FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL: “A senior source in Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office told ABC News that President Trump spoke with Netanyahu yesterday [5-16-17]. The call, first reported by the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, lasted about 20 minutes and focused only on the president’s visit to Israel next week.
The call was not listed on the Prime Minister’s schedule or on the White House schedule, but Haaretz reported it was Trump who called Netanyahu after the U.S. president spoke with Jordan’s King Abdullah. The call with Abdullah was listed on the official White House schedule.
According to the senior source in the prime minister’s office, Tuesday’s call focused solely on the upcoming visit, which is particularly surprising given the timing. On Monday night, ABC News reported the life of a spy placed by Israel inside ISIS was at risk, according to current and former U.S. officials, after Trump reportedly disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week. Israeli officials have not confirmed the origin of the information, but according to the senior source in Netanyahu’s office, intelligence was not discussed.”
-Molly Hunter, “Trump, Netanyahu spoke via phone amid talk of intelligence leak,” ABC News, May 17, 2017 9:08am