US VP Pence's planned visit to Israel up in the air again

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Foreign Ministry on Monday said an expected visit by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence appears to have been postponed again.

Spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said the visit, which had been expected to take place the week of Jan. 14, is not on the ministry's schedule for January.

"The visit is not included in our provision of scheduled visits of high-level dignitaries in January," he said.

He gave no reason for the apparent delay and said it was still possible that Pence could decide to come. But he said there was no new date for an expected visit.

Pence had been scheduled to visit Israel last month but called off the trip at late notice and said he would come instead in January.