From TPM
Netanyahu, who is in Canada, was set to travel to Washington to meet with President Barack Obama on Tuesday. But his office says he decided to return home early after Monday's commando raid.
Did he decide to go back to Israel or did the White House tell him they would not meet him. Let the speculation begin. This is breaking news.
Apparently Netanyahu was in Canada and amid a global firestorm he decided to hightail it home.
The bloody showdown came at a sensitive time in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to meet Tuesday with President Barack Obama to discuss the next round in U.S.-led indirect negotiations, but Netanyahu called off the visit on Monday morning. From Toronto, Netanyahu spoke by telephone with top Israeli officials and expressed his "full backing" for the military, according to a statement from the army.
The White House said in a written statement that the United States "deeply regrets" the loss of life and injuries and was working to understand the circumstances surrounding this "tragedy."
And by firestorm I mean this is spreading like wildfire
Around 10,000 people marched from the Israeli consulate in Istanbul towards the city's main square on Monday, shouting slogans and waving banners saying "Killer Israel".
That 10,000 people are able to organize and march the day following shows to emotion that this act has ignited.