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Against the background of the attack in Afghanistan: Bennett will meet a distressed American president at the White House

The meeting between Bennett and Biden will take place in the shadow of the incident in Kabul, and for the first time in months, American soldiers were killed in the country.

Bennett had planned to discuss Iran and further military assistance, but it is now doubtful whether Biden will have the patience for such issues.

However, with the right conduct, the Prime Minister will be able to turn the crisis around and build his relationship with the President

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Barak Ravid, Walla!

In the entourage of the Prime Minister to the White House

Thursday, 26 August 2021, 22:51

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This is not how Naftali Bennett imagined his first meeting with Joe Biden.

Bennett's visit to Washington took place in the first place against the backdrop of the crisis in Afghanistan, but an hour before the prime minister was due to march into the Oval Office - the crisis became a real catastrophe for the President of the United States.

Bennett and his advisers were waiting at the hotel to leave the White House when the phone rang from the White House where they were asked to linger.

A senior Israeli official told me that Bennett's advisers had made it clear to White House officials that they fully understood the situation, and that the prime minister would adapt himself to the circumstances and changes in the president's schedule.

After another hour, the White House had already informed the Prime Minister's Office that the meeting had been postponed until further notice.

Bennett and his advisers sat in the Willard Hotel, a short walk from the White House, waiting for an update.

Three hours after the original meeting date, the White House announced that it had been rescheduled for Friday.

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Following the attack in Afghanistan: Prime Minister Bennett's meeting with President Biden has been postponed until tomorrow

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Bennett in consultation ahead of meeting with Biden - before the attack in Afghanistan, today (Photo: Government Press Office, Avi Ohayon)

The immediate implication is that Bennett will stay in Washington until Saturday night. The fact that German Chancellor Angela Merkel canceled her visit to Israel - also due to the crisis in Afghanistan - relief Bennett to make the decision to stay in the US capital for two days.

Shortly before Biden's speech, the American people, but the message published Bennett: "On behalf of the citizens of Israel, "I want to express our deep sorrow for the deaths of Americans in Kabul," he said. "Israel stands by the United States in these difficult times, as the United States has always stood by us. Our thoughts and our prayers are with the people of the United States. "

Bennett will meet at the White House President distress and under public criticism in light of events in Afghanistan. Even if most Americans support his decision to bring the soldiers home, every day that passes leads to another default and more graphic pictures of Kabul, the cost of questions about the conduct Adding to this the fact that for the first time since February, American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan,The criticism is only expected to be overcome.

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Spokesmen for the U.S. State Department or the White House in both Democratic and Republican administrations have used to say over the years that government officials can go and chew gum at the same time. It was a metaphor for the administration to be able to deal with more than one crisis at a time. In practice, time and time again this has turned out to be incorrect. When a major crisis occurs, all the attention of the president and senior government officials is drawn to it.

Bennett intended to discuss with Iran Biden, to seek additional military assistance and to hope for a presidential gesture on the issue of visa waiver for Israelis. It is doubtful whether the President now has the patience or attention to one of these issues. The importance of the meeting between Biden and Bennett now will be solely in its very existence.

The events in Afghanistan are also an opportunity for Bennett, as he builds his relationship with the US President. The Israeli agenda - he may find that this will benefit him in the future.

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