Hebrew language media is reporting on a diplomatic dispute between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz over their upcoming trips to India.
According to Haaretz and other outlets, Bennett’s office was surprised to learn Thursday that Gantz would be flying to India on Tuesday next week, just a few days before Bennett’s visit on April 2.
The premier’s people accuse Gantz of trying to one-up Bennett, by flying before him, but note that he won’t be meeting Indian leader Narendra Modi.
According to their version of events, Gantz was the first to book a trip, for April 5, after which Bennett got an invite for April 2. Gantz’s response was to move his visit ahead of Bennett’s.
Both are going to India to mark 30 years of bilateral ties.
The tiff is reminiscent of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unsuccessful attempts to race to Arab states forging ties with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords ahead of Gantz and former foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi.
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