#Breaking: Trump-Netanyahu dinner cancelled amid revolt by Israeli ministers

[riversedge]

I am not near a TV tonight yet, so do not know what these tweets are about. Anyone




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Noga Tarnopolsky?Verified account @NTarnopolsky 16h16 hours ago

#Breaking: Trump-Netanyahu dinner cancelled amid revolt by Israeli ministers
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Dan Williams?Verified account @DanWilliams

Israeli minister expresses concern over U.S.-Saudi arms deal

[Mme. Defarge]

1. Holy Merde!

[GP6971]

2. Uh Oh. n/t

[UTUSN]

3. Bwah hah!1

[emulatorloo]

4. Here's the article she links.. Is about a reception, nothing about a "cancelled dinner"

Article is about a reception. Not about a "canceled dinner"

Fuming Netanyahu Orders Ministers to Attend Trump's Reception After Most Refuse to Show Up
http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.790646

Don't know anything about that source.

[mucifer]

15. Haaretz is a left of center popular newspaper in Israel.

I posted that article earlier today.

[emulatorloo]

20. Thanks!

[dalton99a]

5. Jerusalem Post says it's not:

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/US-cancels-festive-King-David-dinner-with-Israelis-492406

At the last minute, the United States canceled — for logistical reasons — a festive dinner in Jerusalem at the King David Hotel scheduled for Monday night between Israeli and American officials.

The delegations were set to be headed by Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

The more private dinner between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump along with their wives, Sara and Melania, will still be held as scheduled.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. That's what I found on this, too...

[gratuitous]

6. President Trump is on his way to Israel

Prime Minister Netanyahu has scheduled a big dinner for the president. Earlier this weekend, Netanyahu found out that a whole bunch of his ministers suddenly remembered they had to wash their hair that night and couldn't make it for dinner with Trump. Netanyahu, wanting desperately not to have to be alone with Trump, explained to his ministers that attending the dinner was not optional.

It now appears that nobody wants to have dinner with Trump when he comes to town. Kind of embarrassing for both countries.

[spanone]

13. here's a link to the cnn story....

it's not a dinner per se...so this may be another event!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/21/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-ministers-must-meet-trump/index.html

Israel: Netanyahu says all government ministers must attend Trump's arrival

Jerusalem (CNN)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded his government ministers attend the arrival ceremony of US President Donald Trump on Monday morning after several of them said they were going to skip it, according to the office of one of the ministers.

The minister's office, which spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the visit, told CNN that a number of ministers intended to skip the arrival ceremony at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport because it is expected to be brief.

Trump is expected to shake only the hands of Netanyahu and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.

When Netanyahu realized the number of ministerial no-shows, he made attendance mandatory, the minister's office told CNN.

[Demtexan]

16. Not enough free food in the universe.

And who would want to shake his hand.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. If this turns out to be true, it would be.... awkward.

[elleng]

8. Preparations for Trumps Visit Expose Political Rifts in Israel.

JERUSALEM — Unlike the royal pomp and ceremony with which President Trump was greeted over the weekend in Saudi Arabia, the plans for his arrival on Monday in Israel had devolved into an unseemly political ruckus before Air Force One touched down.

An infuriated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to order his ministers to attend the airport welcome ceremony, the Hebrew daily newspaper Haaretz reported, after he learned that most of them were planning to skip it because there was no time scheduled for Mr. Trump to shake their hands on the tarmac.

Mr. Netanyahu also had to wrestle much of Sunday in a closed cabinet meeting with right-wing ministers of his coalition to win approval of even modest gestures meant to encourage the Palestinian economy and ease conditions in the West Bank and elsewhere.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/world/middleeast/trump-israel-visit.html?

Posted @ 8:20 by NYT, so I'm not sure how complete it is.

[Yonnie3]

9. I saw an article earlier that says the US canceled for logistical reasons

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/US-cancels-festive-King-David-dinner-with-Israelis-492406

Can't seem to get it to load now.

On edit: Loads ok on laptop, but not iPad.




"Israeli and US flags flutter atop the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, in preparation for US President Donald Trump’s arrival. (photo credit:RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)

At the last minute, the United States canceled — for logistical reasons — a festive dinner in Jerusalem at the King David Hotel scheduled for Monday night between Israeli and American officials.

The delegations were set to be headed by Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

The more private dinner between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump along with their wives, Sara and Melania, will still be held as scheduled.

Netanyahu and Trump will also hold a working meeting at the King David prior to the dinner."

[Demtexan]

17. Working meeting means getting more kickbacks.

Yeah.

[Yonnie3]

18. I'm thinking that he doesn't want to be around those pesky ministers ...

that wanted to boycott his arrival ceremony.

[johnnyrocket]

10. Yep, it's all downhill from here.

[C_U_L8R]

11. What a trump.

I mean mess.

[hatrack]

12. Well, this is going swimmingly!

[JI7]

19. no more ass kissing treatment

[murielm99]

21. Meaning that trump won't go anywhere

where they won't kiss his ass? No loyalty oaths? LOL