The President of the United States and the Prime Minister discussed a variety of issues for several minutes • The two discussed the spread of the corona and ways to deal with the virus
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu // Photo: Amos Ben Gershom
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tonight (Friday) and congratulated him on the breakthrough in the unification government.
According to the Twitter news agency, the two discussed a variety of strategic issues including corona disease and ways to prevent its spread in Israel and the United States.
The conversation between the leaders comes after a significant political upheaval in which Knesset member Benny Gantz decided to dismantle the "blue and white" list and enter into a unity government negotiations with Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Yair, Boogie, thank you for the way we did together over the past year. You will always be patriots who love the state and work for it wherever you are, "MK Benny Gantz wrote to Knesset Member Yair Lapid and Moshe Ya'alon, requesting a separation from their factions yesterday. MK Gantz's decision to propose himself to the Knesset Speaker, from which MK Yuli Edelstein resigned on Wednesday this week - despite Bish Future insisting on the appointment of MK Meir Cohen.
Addressing Lapid and Ya'alon, MK Gantz added: "At the end of the road, I believe that Israel should not be dragged into a fourth election in such a challenging period when the country is dealing with the Corona crisis and its implications and for that we are divided."