WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):1:20 p.m.Israel’s president and prime minister spoke with Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time since his victory in the U.S.
election, joining other world leaders in referring to him as the president-elect despite President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a close ally of Trump, congratulated Biden after the election was called earlier this month but did not refer to him as president-elect then and has avoided commenting on the election results.Israelis have welcomed Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran and his unprecedented support for Israel in the conflict with the Palestinians.