Meir Ben-Shabbat
The United States “has almost never supported Israeli offensives—not in 1948, 1967 and 1982, nor against Hezbollah and Hamas,” Michael Oren tells JNS.
Appointed by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017, Meir Ben-Shabbat oversaw the Abraham Accords normalization agreements.
As a fighter pilot, he took part in the Israeli Air Force bombing of the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq in 1981.
Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat told U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan that the Jewish state is handling events “from a position of sovereignty and responsibility, regardless of Palestinian provocations.”
Talks focused on advances in Iran’s nuclear program, progress in Vienna nuclear talks • Gaza terrorists fire two rockets at southern Israel.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told Israel’s Meir Ben-Shabbat that “the United States will closely consult with Israel on all matters of regional security.”
O’Brien awards Israeli counterpart Meir Ben-Shabbat the U.S. Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest honorary award given to non-U.S. citizens.
The joint U.S.-Israel delegation, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Israel’s National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, flew to Manama for talks and the signing of a formal peace agreement with the Gulf state.
They discussed the security and defense situations regarding Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, in addition to other regional issues.