Fuming Netanyahu orders ministers to attend Trump's reception after most refuse to show up

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has required all cabinet ministers to attend the reception ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday. A senior Israeli official said that Netanyahu issued his instructions after finding out that most ministers were not planning on attending the event.



During a Sunday meeting of coalition heads, Netanyahu was notified that there would be a sparse attendance of ministers at the reception and that most party heads wouldn't participate in it. Netanyahu was furious and blew up the meeting, a senior official who attended the meeting said. Immediately afterwards, the Prime Minister's Bureau issued an instruction to all government ministers according to which they must participate in the airport reception.


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NETANYAHU ORDERS RELUCTANT ISRAELI MINISTERS TO GREET TRUMP AT AIRPORT
BYGIL HOFFMAN, ARIEL WHITMAN MAY 21, 2017 13:55
The ministers allegedly did not want to attend the event at the airport due to the long hours they would have to wait on the tarmac in the sun.
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Netanyahu-orders-reluctant-ministers-to-greet-Trump-upon-arrival-in-Israel-492402

[WinkyDink]

1. He can't make them smile or engage in small talk.