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Friday, August 14, 2020
PM instructs NSC head to lead preparations for UAE talks, pushing Foreign Ministry aside
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the head of the National Security Council, Meir Ben-Shabbat, to coordinate the preparations for talks with the United Arab Emirates following yesterday’s normalization deal announcement, the PMO says.
Once again, the Gabi Ashkenazi’s (Blue and White) Foreign Ministry appears to be left out of an issue that would typically be part of its portfolio.