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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday morning, 20 Sivan, announced at the weekly cabinet meeting that he plans to leave for Europe to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron. He told the cabinet that he will be discussing regional matters with the three European leaders, with the emphasis remaining on the Iranian threat and Tehran’s ongoing efforts to establish an operational foothold in the region.

In his comments to the cabinet, Mr. Netanyahu stated, “Tomorrow I will leave for Europe to meet with three main leaders: Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May. While I will discuss with them developments in the region, the emphasis will be on Iran, first of all on continuing to block Iran’s nuclear program.

Of course, I will reiterate an unchanging truth: Israel will not allow Iran to achieve nuclear weapons.

The second thing is the blocking of Iran’s plans for expansion and aggression throughout the Middle East, especially in Syria. I will also insist on a basic principle: Israel retains – and will continue to retain – freedom of action against the establishment of an Iranian military presence anywhere in Syria.

I recently discussed these issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin and American Secretary of State Pompeo. These talks are very important for the security of Israel.

On another issue, I would like to make it clear: The Mossad is not a criminal organization. It is a splendid organization that does holy work in the fight against terrorism and other threats to the State of Israel, and we all salute it.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)