Opposition Leader Yair Lapid accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ruining Israel’s relations with the US during a Knesset debate initiated by 40 opposition lawmakers.
“I once told you that you no longer understood the new America, that you were stuck in the 1980s,” Lapid recalls of Netanyahu. “You argued with me, you said you were still up to date.”
“The argument is over — the relations have never reached such a low point.”
“You lost [US President Donald] Trump, the US made a deal with the Houthis behind your back, without you knowing. The president met with the president of Syria without you knowing. He renewed ties with [Turkish president] Erdogan without you knowing.”
“President Trump brought you to Washington, informed you that he had returned to negotiating with Iran and didn’t bother to update you,” Lapid needles the premier. “And then he sat you down in front of the whole world’s cameras and repeated the message.”
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