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Defense Minister Bnei Gantz and King Abdullah of Jordan recently held a secret meeting in Amman following further meetings recently, Yedioth Ahronoth reports.
According to the report, in a zoom conversation that Gantz had with activists on Friday, he hinted: “I have continuous and ongoing contact with the Jordanian king and other Jordanian officials. I believe that dozens of collaborations can be reached. Relations with Jordan are a tremendous asset, and they could be a thousand times better.” .
On Netanyahu, Ganz said that he is “an undesirable figure there, his presence interferes with the advancement of relations.”
It should be noted that Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi has also met with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safdi twice in recent months.
Ganz referred to an explosion that hit a cargo ship owned by an Israeli businessman attributed to Iran and said, “We cannot agree that Iran will reach a military nucleus, and we are acting politically, economically and of course security to prevent it.”
He criticized the prime minister’s conduct, saying, “In recent days I have seen Netanyahu attribute the treatment to Iran to himself – he is confused. Security is not Bibi’s private matter, just as the vaccines the State of Israel is not his private property. There are many bodies involved in building our capabilities. Iran – the Mossad, the Foreign Ministry, the National Security Council and, of course, the IDF and the defense establishment.