SCOOP: The White House held a high-level meeting last week to discuss its approach toward the new Israeli government and the possibility of not engaging with some of its ultranationalist ministers, two U.S. officials told Axios.
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich talk in the Knesset on Nov. 15. Photo: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Imagesand the possibility of not engaging with some of its ultranationalist ministers, two U.S. officials told Axios.It was the first such meeting since the Israeli elections took place on Nov. 1, and it was highly sensitive because Israel is one of the U.S.' closest allies.
Among the issues discussed were guidelines for engagement with the new government, especially its far-right ministers, according to the two U.S. officials. In an interview with the Israeli army radio on Monday, Nides was asked several times whether he or other Biden administration officials would work with the two far-right politicians. He answered by saying: "We are going to work with Prime Minister Netanyahu."A White House spokesperson said they don't comment on internal discussions and pointed Axios to Secretary of State Tony Blinken'sIn that speech to the U.S.
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