Yair Lapid
Ehud Adiri reportedly resigned just days before the U.S. submitted to Jerusalem and Beirut what is widely being portrayed as a final proposal to end a longstanding dispute over gas-rich waters in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Lapid is trying to “pull a fast one” on the Israeli public by forging ahead with the accord without a public referendum, as is required by Israeli law before the government can cede sovereign territory, says opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
Under the terms of the emerging accord, Israel will be able to exploit the Karish natural gas field, according to the Israeli premier.
United States Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield hailed Lapid’s announcement last week at the General Assembly as “courageous and impassioned.”
“Despite all the obstacles, still today a large majority of Israelis support the vision of this two-state solution. I am one of them,” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said.
The FIDF held its annual gala with over 500 guests to raise funds in support of Israeli soldiers.
It was the first meeting between an Israeli prime minister and the Turkish president since 2008.
The Israeli premier will address the international body and meet with counterparts from the United Kingdom, Turkey and Greece.
The speech will be part of the Israeli prime minister’s first visit to the United States.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan also met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and toured the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in Israel to mark the two-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords.
“We are forging a strategic partnership with Berlin,” says the Israeli leader.
