Against the backdrop of disagreements with the US over nuclear talks with Iran, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is expected to arrive in Israel on Wednesday.
Sullivan will stay in the country one day.
He is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President Yitzhak Herzog.
In addition, the senior official will meet with Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his Israeli counterpart, Dr. Eyal Hulta.
In addition, Sullivan will leave for Ramallah and is expected to meet there with Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen. They are interested in opening another front with Israel in light of the disagreements over the nuclear talks. Another issue is the security tension in Judea and Samaria against the background of the recent terrorist attacks.
The senior US official arrives in Israel as the US prepares for the eighth round of talks in Vienna, between the six powers and Iran. To violence in the area.
At the same time, Jerusalem is convinced that if the superpowers had drawn a hard line against Iran, it would have been the one to be flexible and careful not to stretch the rope.
"The international community has a heavy sword to threaten Iran with, but it is afraid to use it and therefore does not wave it," an Israeli source described the situation.
It is estimated in Israel that if talks with Iran collapse, the region will go through a turbulent period of crisis, including Iranian damage to ships and the resumption of attacks on international facilities.
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