US Ambassador to Israel: I will work with the government, take care of the Palestinians

• Published date: 02 December 2022
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

"I'm not going to get into 'who will meet with whom'. First of all, I don't even know who the people are going to be. As Joe Biden said to [Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu] in the phone call: 'Bibi, I've known you for 40 years. You're my friend. I will work with you.' I'm not going to get into individuals and who we will or won't [meet]," Nides said

To the question of what would happen if Ben Gvir asked to meet him, he replied, "I'm not going to speculate what Ben Gvir will do and who will meet with him and who won't. What I will say is I will spend time with this government and I have a great relationship with this government."

In addition, the Ambassador refused to answer the question of what the Biden administration's red lines might be regarding Judea and Samaria. "We'll spend time with the Prime Minister. He understands…listen, we want to preserve the two-state solution. We've been very clear about that. And that's all the issue around settlements on the ground."

"We care about these issues, because we...