Against the backdrop of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ban on senior government officials to travel to Washington and meet their US counterparts, senior Biden administration officials arrived in New York at the United Nations building to meet Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant. Neria Kraus, the dispatcher of 'News 13' to the USA, spoke today (Wednesday) with Anat Davidov and Udi Segal and addressed the issue.
"It's the theater of the absurd what's happening in New York in the last few days around Gallant's visit," Kraus declared at the beginning of the conversation. "Galant is coming to the US, and this visit is mainly to meet Israelis abroad, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations. It is clear that in this conversation with the UN Secretary General, the mandate of the UNIFIL in the north and Israel's fear that they will try to delay the steps, that they will have to get approval from the Lebanese army, but the truth must be told – the UN Secretary General is not the one who makes the decision on this matter. .
She further claimed that "we are seeing here a rather delusional spectacle of a senior defense minister like Gallant who is also liked by the American government, we feel that he is the sane figure in the current government, and he does not come to Washington to meet any of the senior officials. What is amazing is that even after the meeting from General Howe" m, extremely serious secrecy for several days surrounding the meetings that happened yesterday, meetings of advisers at the White House who come to meet Gallant in New York, because he cannot meet them in Washington. We are talking about numbers 2 plus or minus, you could say."
As for the fact that all the meetings were held in New York and not in Washington, as was customary until Netanyahu's ban , she said: "This whole event they find themselves having to travel to New York and Gallant cannot meet the real senior officials, his counterparts, all of this is happening in the shadow of Netanyahu's ban on The ministers, particularly on Gallant. This ban does not include Ron Dermer. Those advisers in the White House really find themselves in a situation where they have to travel, and they are fully aware of it. I'm not sure how long this boycott will continue to be in effect, I have no doubt that something will on the sidelines of the UN assembly".
"I also hear voices from the direction of the American administration that they are positively considering inviting Netanyahu to the White House, this is something they are still debating," she added, emphasizing: "All the statements of the ministers in recent days, for example Ben Gabir's statement, the racist statement, are not really helping Netanyahu. His, and then Smotrich on America – these statements really hurt Netanyahu in these critical days. There is a possibility that it will happen and there is a possibility that it will happen in the same week of the UN assembly."
Regarding the secrecy surrounding Gallant's meetings with the American representatives, she clarified: "The low profile was not only on the part of Gallant's office, but also on the part of the White House and the American State Department, they maintained absolute secrecy. Even when I was already clear and had all the full details, even then They maintained absolute vagueness and were not ready to confirm the details. It's really something delusional, and I have to say – the most senior officials in the White House in the State Department are unable to understand this event."
"The question at the moment is whether Netanyahu will receive the big prize, a visit to the White House, and pay attention to the timing – on September 12 the hearing in the High Court on the grounds of reasonableness, if a few days after that Netanyahu arrives after he said that he will not implement the ruling of the High Court and he will meet the Biden in the White House, it will be very, very interesting," she concluded.
Assisted in the preparation of the article: Shani Romano 103fm
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