Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that the premier met secretly earlier this week with opposition leader Ehud Barak. But Netanyahu’s spokesman, Shai Bazak, denied media reports that the two had discussed the possibility of early elections. Bazak said in a statement that Netanyahu had briefed Barak on the peace process prior to his departure for Washington and that the two leaders had met for such briefings before.
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