The report by Channel 12 news said that Netanyahu is angry he has not been invited yet and believes any minister meeting American government officials would underline that the premier himself has not attended such a meeting.
Two and a half months after forming his hard-right government, not only has Netanyahu not been invited to the US, there aren’t even initial talks about coordinating such a visit. The report noted that former premier Naftali Bennett, who entered office in June 2021, visited the White House in August of that year.
The Biden administration has expressed uneasiness with several of the new Israeli government’s policies, including its plan to radically overhaul the justice system, its approval of settler homes and its intention to legalize unrecognized settler outposts.
“As long as I don’t visit there, nobody does,” Netanyahu was quoted as telling his ministers. READ MORE
