Israel-US Ties Have Reached 'Crisis' Point, Lapid Says
The latest sign of tension was evident this past week during Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon's trip to the US, during which he was categorically snubbed by the Obama administration.
By JPOST.COM STAFF \ 10/25/2014
Israel and the United States are in the midst of a “diplomatic crisis,” Finance Minister Yair Lapid told a town hall meeting in Tel Aviv on Saturday.
“We need to approach as if it were a crisis situation and to deal with it,” Lapid said. “Our relations with the US are vital and important for the State of Israel, which is why it should do everything in its power to extricate itself from this crisis and restore good ties.”
The latest sign of tension was evident this past week during Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon's trip to the US, when he was categorically snubbed by the Obama administration.
The defense minister was denied meetings at the State Department and the White House after calling the US-led peace push this year "messianic."
Read more:
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Israel-US-ties-have-reached-crisis-point-Lapid-says-379788
= new reply since forum marked as read
