Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz

United States Mission to the United Nations
Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
For Immediate Release
November 16, 2021

Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz  

The below is attributable to U.S. Mission to the United Nations Spokesperson Olivia Dalton:   

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield met today with Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz in the Galilee. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield expressed the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, including efforts to curb Iran’s regional aggression and the replenishment of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield and Minister Gantz also discussed expanding upon the Abraham Accords and lowering tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, including avoiding unilateral actions that undermine the prospects of a two state-solution such as settlement activity and home evictions. The two leaders expressed support for a strengthened UNIFIL mandate, and addressed the importance of Sudan’s returning to a civilian-led transition.

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