Incoming Israeli Air Force chief Brig. Gen. Omer Tischler is expected to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his trip to Washington DC on Wednesday, The Times of Israel has learned.
Normally, only the prime minister’s military secretary and defense attaché would join the premier for high-level visits in the US.
However, since Israel no longer has a permanent defense attaché to the US — due to a clash between IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister Israel Katz — Tischler was recently appointed as a sort of military envoy to the Pentagon, until he assumes the role of IAF chief in April.
Tischler, in an unusual move, also joined Zamir during a visit to the US earlier this month, where they met with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, and other American officials at the Pentagon.
Netanyahu is set to meet with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington, “where he will discuss with him the negotiations with Iran,” according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
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