"We were shocked by some of the comments that he has made in the past, so it should come as no surprise that he wasn't able to get some of the meetings he requested," a US official told The Jerusalem Post on Friday.
During his visit to Washington, Ya'alon sought meetings with Vice President Joe Biden, US Secretary of State John Kerry and national security advisor Susan Rice.
[jpost.com]
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Western expectations of Israel to withdraw from territory in Judea and Samaria are “irrational” in light of the recent experiences on the Gaza frontier, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon told The Washington Post...
ReplyDeleteYa’alon traveled to the United States to meet with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other American officials.
In his interview with The Washington Post, the defense minister said that Israel and the US have “overcome” the tensions between their two governments.
“We have disputes,” Ya’alon acknowledged. “With all the disputes, the United States is Israel’s strategic ally… I can tell you that between the Pentagon and the Israel Defense Forces there is an unbreakable bond.”
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Yaalon-says-international-calls-for-Israeli-withdrawal-from-Judea-and-Samaria-are-irrational-379806
25/10/14
The White House hazing suffered by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon as he landed at Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday should surprise no one, least of all Ya’alon....
ReplyDeleteOne cannot humiliate and insult senior officials of the U.S. administration and expect the red carpet to be rolled out at the Department of State, or the door to the Oval Office to be opened.
Yet Ya’alon was surprised. He thought U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had forgotten that Ya’alon had called him “messianic and obsessive.” He thought that senior White House officials had forgiven him for preaching that the United States is showing weakness all over the world, and that American assistance to Israel should be seen “in proportion.” .............http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.622717
26/10/14