Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set off for Washington to meet President Obama for what some have described as a “make-up visit”.
They are expected to discuss whether direct peace-talks between Israel and the Palestinians can be restarted, something Mr Netanyahu supports and Mr Obama sees as crucial to a two-state solution.
Mr Netanyahu recently said he was ready to meet the Palestinian President “today and tomorrow and the next day at any place.”
Palestinian leaders have so far rejected calls to start face-to-face negotiations.