Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 23, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Gantz meets Pelosi, discusses Iran and anti-Semitism in the US
Blue and White head Benny Gantz meets with Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in Jerusalem.
Gantz and Pelosi discuss “the strategic partnership” between Israel and the US, according to a statement from Blue and White.
Gantz tells Pelosi he appreciates the steps taken by the US to protect Jews in America, according to the statement, and to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
“We are all united in the commitment to prevent the ayatollah regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. I applaud the support of the US in this effort and appreciate its willingness to act in order to avert the strategic threat to regional and international stability,” Gantz says in the statement.
