Biden trip to Israel in jeopardy as Bennett gov’t nears collapse – By Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post) / May 19, 2022
It is highly unlikly US President Joe Biden will proceed with his planned visit if the Knesset dissolves and Israel heads to its fifth elections.
Will President Joe Biden go ahead with his planned visit to Israel at the end of June?
This was on the mind of senior diplomatic officials in Israel on Thursday, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition was dealt a serious blow with Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi quitting the coalition.
In a letter to Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Zoabi wrote that she no longer saw herself as part of the coalition. She also announced that she would not accept her appointment as Israel’s next consul general in Shanghai.
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