Friday, December 2, 2022

US Ambassador to Israel: I will work with the government, take care of the Palestinians

US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides on Thursday gave an interview to Channel 12 News and avoided answering the question of whether the US had made a decision to boycott the designated Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir.

"I’m not going to get into 'who will meet with whom'. First of all, I don't even know who the people are going to be. As Joe Biden said to [Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu] in the phone call: ‘Bibi, I’ve known you for 40 years. You’re my friend. I will work with you.’ I’m not going to get into individuals and who we will or won’t [meet],” Nides said.

To the question of what would happen if Ben Gvir asked to meet him, he replied, "I'm not going to speculate what Ben Gvir will do and who will meet with him and who won't. What I will say is I will spend time with this government and I have a great relationship with this government." READ MORE