“We are in the midst of very dramatic political events, but the peak is still ahead,” he said. In all of these talks, I found a receptive ear in the White House for the essential needs of the state of Israel,” he said. Netanyahu has tried to divert attention away from his legal troubles and focus his campaign on his close ties with Trump. He turned down a joint appearance with Netanyahu at the White House, fearing the prime minister would use it to upstage him. Instead, Gantz will quickly return to Israel to proceed with his plans in parliament to block a request by Netanyahu to receive immunity from prosecution.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2020 09:11 UTC