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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Thursday, March 2, 2023
Report: UAE canceled Netanyahu visit fearing he’d use it to speak against Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 23, 2023. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool)
The United Arab Emirates canceled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned visit in January due to concerns his conduct during the visit could increase regional tensions with Iran, the Walla new site reports, citing three Israeli officials with knowledge of the matter.
The Prime Minister’s Office has said the visit was canceled for logistical reasons.
The officials tell the outlet the Emiratis wanted the visit to focus on the Abraham Accords and bilateral relations, but that they feared Netanyahu wanted to use the visit to speak publicly against Iran.
The PMO does not comment on the report.
