The senior democratic senator warned the leader of the opposition that if he included extreme right-wing figures like Ben-Gvir in a future government, this would have negative consequences for the relations between the countries.
The chairman of the US Senate's foreign affairs committee, Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, warned opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu that if he includes extreme right-wing elements such as MK Itamar Ben-Gvir in a future government, this will have negative consequences for relations between the United States and Israel - according to two American sources who were present in a meeting between the two.
According to a source privy to the details, Netanyahu tried to oppose the statements, which created tension:
"Everyone who was in the room saw How angry Bibi was"