Netanyahu, Gantz spar over possible defense pact with US
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White head Benny Gantz sparred over the wisdom of a security pact with the United States, something that Netanyahu said was among the things Israel used to “dream about.”
Speaking at a cornerstone-laying ceremony for 12 new factories in Ashkelon, Netanyahu said that this was among the topics he discussed with US President Donald Trump during a telephone conversation on Sunday.
Netanyahu characterized this conversation with Trump as “very important” for the country’s security.
In addition to Iran, he said, “we also spoke at length about the historic opportunities that we will have in the coming months – among them, the Jordan Valley as the recognized eastern border of the State of Israel as well as a defensive alliance with the US.”
Netanyahu said these were things that “we could only dream about, but which now we have the opportunity to implement.”
For this reason, he said, it was important to form a unity government with Gantz.
Netanyahu vowed before the election in September that he would annex the Jordan Valley.
