Obama's Ghost SEP 18, 2024
Lapid draws wide criticism for meeting in DC with Obama
The Israeli opposition leader gave the former U.S. president "respect and legitimacy he should never be given," Morton Klein, of the ZOA, told JNS.
(September 17, 2024 / JNS) Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid discussed advancing a deal to return the 101 hostages still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7 with former President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday.
“I thanked him for his public support and his efforts to secure the return of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza,” Lapid wrote on social media on Tuesday. “I told him that we all need to work together to ensure a deal that will bring the hostages home.”
The head of the Yesh Atid Party drew criticism for the meeting.
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