Report: Rob Portman to meet with Israeli Prime Minister

Chris Moody
·Political Reporter

ABC News scoops that Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, rumored to be on Mitt Romney's vice presidential shortlist, is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Thursday:

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday in Israel. An Israeli official confirmed the meeting to ABC News Tuesday.

This high-profile meeting with a key foreign leader comes at time when Portman is considered to be among the top-tier candidates of potential running-mates for presumptive republican nominee Mitt Romney.

A spokesman for Portman's office did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation.

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