National Unity party leader Benny Gantz throws his support behind Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s critique of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arguing that the latter is “harming the strategic relationship with the United States.”
In remarks that appeared to be aimed at Netanyahu’s open accusation that Washington has been holding up arms shipments, Gallant said earlier today that “in every family — and we consider the American people our family — disagreements may arise. Yet like all families, we discuss our disagreements in-house, and remain united.”
Gantz issues a statement saying “Minister Gallant is right — over the past few months, we have solved many of the problems with our friends behind closed doors, including on the matter of the munitions.
“This is what I did in my trip to Washington in March, and this is what the defense minister is doing now,” he continues.
“The unnecessary friction the prime minister is creating for political reasons may give him a few points in his [political] base, but harms the strategic relationship with the US, which is an integral part of our ability to win the war.”
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