Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Netanyahu meets AIPAC delegation, says small countries like Israel need allies

15 March 2023, 5:59 pm 0 Edit

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses an AIPAC delegation in Jerusalem on March 15, 2023 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with a delegation from the US pro-Israel lobby AIPAC at his office in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu thanks AIPAC for its work to boost ties between Israel and the US.

“Superpowers need alliances. So a small country like Israel definitely needs alliances,” Netanyahu says, according to a statement from his office.

Netanyahu also briefs the delegation on Iran and efforts to expand the Abraham accords, the statement says.

Among those participating in the meeting were National Security Council Director Tzachi Hanegbi, AIPAC president Michael Tuchin, AIPAC executive director Howard Kohr, AIPAC-Israel director Cameron Brown and members of the AIPAC board of directors.