'We should stay out of it': Netanyahu distances Israel from US over Soleimani killing
by Mike Brest
| January 06, 2020 02:57 PM
Daily Headlines: January 6
death of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Netanyahu, 70, told security cabinet ministers that Israel was not involved in the attack and that they must not be dragged into the growing tensions between the United States and Iran, according to Axios.
“The killing of Soleimani is a U.S. event, not an Israeli event, and we should stay out of it," two ministers who attended the meeting told the publication when describing Netanyahu's remarks.
Netanyahu initially demanded his cabinet not speak to the press, but he has now directed them to say that Israel supports America and its right to defend itself — remarks that echo the statement he gave reporters on Friday.
“Qassem Soleimani is responsible for the death of American citizens and many other innocent people. He was planning more such attacks," he said last week. “President Trump deserves all the credit for acting swiftly, forcefully, decisively. Israel stands with the United States in its just struggle for peace, security, and self-defense."
Soleimani, through his proxies and the Quds Force, had long targeted Israel with rockets and other forms of terrorism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...stances-israel-from-us-over-soleimani-killing
by Mike Brest
| January 06, 2020 02:57 PM
Daily Headlines: January 6
death of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Netanyahu, 70, told security cabinet ministers that Israel was not involved in the attack and that they must not be dragged into the growing tensions between the United States and Iran, according to Axios.
“The killing of Soleimani is a U.S. event, not an Israeli event, and we should stay out of it," two ministers who attended the meeting told the publication when describing Netanyahu's remarks.
Netanyahu initially demanded his cabinet not speak to the press, but he has now directed them to say that Israel supports America and its right to defend itself — remarks that echo the statement he gave reporters on Friday.
“Qassem Soleimani is responsible for the death of American citizens and many other innocent people. He was planning more such attacks," he said last week. “President Trump deserves all the credit for acting swiftly, forcefully, decisively. Israel stands with the United States in its just struggle for peace, security, and self-defense."
Soleimani, through his proxies and the Quds Force, had long targeted Israel with rockets and other forms of terrorism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...stances-israel-from-us-over-soleimani-killing