Gantz meets with US diplomat, discusses Gaza and regional stability

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 15 June 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Gantz wrote in a tweet regarding that meeting that "[he] told the US diplomat that Israel would continue to work together with the United States to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and that dialogue on the issue would be a conversation between allies and in closed rooms."

This statement marks a significant turn in US-Israel relations in comparison to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the issue, which included more public and open criticism of the Biden administration's desire to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

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