June 19, 2024
The White House canceled a strategic dialogue with senior Israeli officials that was scheduled to take place in Washington on Thursday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a video in which he accused the Biden administration of halting weapons deliveries to Israel for months.
The move, reported by Axios late Tuesday, is the latest development in the strained relations between Netanyahu and the Biden administration, which is becoming increasingly frustrated at the Israeli leader’s reluctance to end the war in Gaza.
Thursday’s planned strategic dialogue was set to focus on the Iranian nuclear program, with large delegations on both sides. Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer was expected to head the Israeli delegation.
Instead of the dialogue, there will be only a meeting between Israel’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, and his American counterpart, Jake Sullivan, Haaretz reported, citing an unnamed Israeli senior official.
Meanwhile, Axios quoted an unnamed US official as saying that
US nixes Israel summit after Netanyahu says US withholding weapons
