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Monday, September 21, 2020
Netanyahu abruptly leaves cabinet meeting, citing ‘call of national importance’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly leaves the cabinet meeting, telling ministers it is for “a call of national importance.”
Notably, a similar scene occurred in August shortly before the announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates. It was later revealed he had held a phone call with de facto UAE leader Mohammed Bin Zayed.