Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this evening (Thursday) referred to the cancellation of the visit to the UAE and said that “unfortunately the visit to the Emirates was not possible due to difficulties in coordination and misunderstanding that occurred on the Temple Mount. Until coordination with Jordan was reached – the visit was not possible.” He added that “it took several hours to straighten things out with Jordan and I agreed with Muhammad bin Zayed that we would have another visit.”
The Prime Minister made the remarks in a statement issued after a summit meeting in Jerusalem with Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babish and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Urban on the promotion of collaborations in the fields of research, development and production of vaccines for the corona virus. The three later also held an extended working meeting with the professional teams of the three countries, and then made statements to the media.
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Netanyahu spoke first and said that “it is a pleasure to greet and receive two close friends, when I say relatives, I mean both personally and they are leaders who made their countries friends of Israel and we welcome the opening of embassies in Jerusalem and cooperation and international aid. We talked about cooperation. In the field of the green passport. We talked about how to integrate the Czech Republic and Hungary on the subject of the vaccine plant that is scheduled to open in Israel. We are better together. I want to thank the tens of thousands of people who wished a speedy recovery to my wife Sarah, who is in the hospital. She thanks you. .
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Andrei Babish and Victor Urban at a summit meeting in Jerusalem (Photo: Haim Tzach, GPO)Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Urban spoke afterwards, saying “I want to say how much I am grateful that the Israeli Prime Minister received us here. You should know that in Hungary, Netanyahu has a very high reputation. It is not only in culture or political gestures but also economically. The companies Our Hungarian government also supports the opening of Israeli businesses in Hungary. Thank you very much to the Prime Minister for your support and cooperation. We are also here to understand how Israel is in the first place in the war on plague, it’s just amazing. The way to fight plague is leadership, and I understand that Israel and I want to congratulate the Prime Minister and his government on their understanding of the war in Corona. We are trying to be the best in Europe and I am sure we can be. Israel is the model for how Hungary puts its defenses against the plague and the Prime Minister was kind to talk to us about the future. “.
He noted that “the uncertainty is strong, which is why the Hungarian delegation was happy to accept Netanyahu’s invitation to join international efforts and invest here in Israel in the vaccine plant that can supply drugs not only to Corona. We are happy to be part of the defense team Netanyahu has put together. In it, I am happy that we are joining the international initiative that Netanyahu initiated regarding the green passport. “
In conclusion, Urban said, “There is a deep friendship between me and the Prime Minister, and I remember that before 12-13 he was in opposition and I remember how Israel was then. I am happy to see that after all the years of Netanyahu in power, I can congratulate the great success of Netanyahu and I “I can only hope that I can emulate it in Hungary. Thank you, Prime Minister, for the membership and cooperation.”
Andrei Babish, Victor Urban, Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: Haim Tzach, GPO)Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babish also addressed the media: “Prime Minister Netanyahu, Victor, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you for organizing the visit at such short notice. It gives confidence to know that the Czech Republic can trust its two friends. As you are. You know, the plague hit the Czech Republic hard and the reason I came here to Israel is to learn from Israel’s experience under Netanyahu the great leader. Israel has become the example followed by how to act against the corona. They preceded everyone with the vaccines, Israel’s bet to pay first paid “To return to their normal lives. Thanks to the green passport, businesses are also starting to return. I came here to learn from the experience of the Israeli nation in managing such a logistically complex operation.”
“We are strategic partners so I think the International Criminal Court’s decision against Israel is unfortunate,” Babish said, adding: “The Czech Republic does not recognize Palestine as a state, and I think this investigation, even though we respect the independence of the court, is wrong. Let me Assure you, Prime Minister, that we will never lend a hand to anything that could endanger Israel or the Israelis. Israel is the only democracy in the region and I would like to point out that my government and I and the people of the Czech Republic will always be on the side opposing measures against Israel and the Israelis. “The modernity you sent us shows your support for us. The situation there will improve soon, the only way to fight the plague is the fast vaccines. We learned a lot from our Israeli partners. Thank you for the opportunity to be here, I want to congratulate the Prime Minister and his staff on the war in Corona.”
At the end of the speeches, Netanyahu was asked by one of the reporters what the immediate steps were that the leaders were talking about. To this the Prime Minister replied that “First of all we have a commitment to our citizens. If we have more vaccines left we will be happy to help even with a symbolic tribute to our friends in the Czech Republic. We remember what Czechoslovakia has done for Israel in the past. I promise we will do everything we can. I think we need to recognize that we are living as Urban said, in an age of plague.It is not clear we had a 100 year gap between the Spanish influence and Corona.We must organize against the possibility that the plague will stay with us and be sellers of vaccines and not buyers’ side But within two years we will all be able to not only provide vaccines to our population, but to everyone’s. “
On the cancellation of the visit to the Emirates, Netanyahu said: “Unfortunately, the visit to the Emirates was not possible due to difficulties in coordinating flights and misunderstanding due to an event that happened yesterday on the Temple Mount. It took several hours to straighten things out. I can fly. “Zayed, a great leader of the Emirates and we agreed on three things: another visit very soon, which will promote the green passport between Israel and the Emirates and the intention of the United Arab Emirates by various means to invest a huge sum of $ 10 billion in various projects in Israel.”