Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday night the eve of 16 Adar met in Jerusalem for over five hours with Jason Greenblatt, US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for International Negotiations.
They reaffirmed the joint commitment of both Israel and the United States to advance a genuine and lasting peace between Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority) that strengthens the security of Israel and enhances stability in the region.
The Prime Minister told Mr. Greenblatt that he believes that under President Trump’s leadership, it is possible to advance peace between Israel and all its neighbors, including the Palestinians, and he looks forward to working closely with President Trump to achieve that goal.
Mr. Greenblatt reaffirmed President Trump’s commitment to Israel’s security and to the effort to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve a lasting peace through direct negotiations.
The Prime Minister and Mr. Greenblatt continued discussions relating to settlement construction in the hope of working out an approach that is consistent with the goal of advancing peace and security.
Mr. Greenblatt stressed how important enabling the growth of the Palestinian economy and improving the quality of life for Palestinians are to President Trump.
The Prime Minister assured Mr. Greenblatt that he was fully committed to broadening prosperity for Palestinians and sees it as a means of bolstering the prospects for peace.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon, GPO)
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While i understand that there are times when meeting with heads of state that it might be deemed necessary or permissible for someone to go without a yarmulke, why would a meeting with the prime minister of Israel be such a circumstance?
How is shomar shabbos relivant to the conversation??? (Ywn=fake news)
It actually makes perfect sense to remove one’s yarmulke when meeting a Zionist leader. It would probably be much more comfortable for an observant Jew to wear a yarmulke in front of practically any world leader other than a Zionist whose very mission is to destroy the Jewish religion in transforming it into a Hebrew-speaking gentile warrior nation.
Well #3 hard to reconcile your comments with the fact that Bibi has shomer Shabbos children.