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Gantz appears to criticize Lapid over Damascus Gate visit: ‘Let’s not do provocative things’
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Defense Benny Gantz, left, and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid attend a plenary session at the assembly of the Knesset, June 28, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz appears to criticize Foreign Minister Yair Lapid over the latter’s visit to the Damascus Gate yesterday.
“There are a lot of guys who want to hang out in a lot of places and in all sorts of scenarios. Forethought for the trip is nice,” Gantz tells Radio 103FM. “Generally, without getting into the trip itself, let’s not do provocative things that undermine stability.”
He also notes Lapid was with the deputy security minister, saying it was “completely legitimate” for them to tour the Jerusalem site.
Gantz’s comments came after Lapid’s visit to the Damascus Gate, which regularly sees clashes between police and Palestinians, was criticized by the Palestinian Authority and Arab Israeli political leaders.
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