Mullen: U.S.-Israel “Alliance Is Something We Both Depend On”

Jason Attermann — February 15, 2011 – 1:11 pm | Foreign Policy | Israel | Military Comments (0) Add a comment

In his latest visit to Israel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen met with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s incoming Chief of General Staff Lieutenant-General Benny Gantz and expressed that the strategic U.S.-Israeli “alliance is something we both depend on.”

The Jerusalem Post reported:

In Israel to take part in the farewell ceremony for outgoing chief of General Staff Lt.- Gen Gabi Ashkenazi - something seen as a rare gesture - Mullen also met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Ashkenazi’s successor, Lt.- Gen. Benny Gantz.

Following his meeting with Netanyahu, he indicated that their talks had focused on the situation in Egypt, which he said signified a ‘wave of change.’

‘We live in very challenging times, and will stay focused on this and continue to work together from a military standpoint to reaffirm that relationship in these very difficult times,’ he said. 

 

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