Gantz condemns Netanyahu’s vaccines-for-diplomacy deals

23 February 2021, 7:54 pm

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Defense Minister Benny Gantz condemns Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to give surplus vaccines to the Palestinians and to a handful of foreign countries in exchange for diplomatic perks.

“The fact that Netanyahu is trafficking [in] the vaccines of Israeli citizens, which were paid for with their tax money, without accountability, shows that he thinks he’s running a monarchy, not a state,” tweets Gantz.

“Such a process requires discussion and approval. Only a security, diplomatic, or urgent medical need could justify such a process and Netanyahu must present this to the public or at the very least have it approved by the relevant forums,” adds Gantz.