Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin of Israel have turned down invitations to meet with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter during his visit to Israel and nearby Arab countries later this month, due to his "anti-Israel" views, the Times of Israel website reports today (April 21, 2015).
Both the president and prime minister declined the invitations after consulting with the Foreign Ministry and the National Security Council.
A senior diplomatic official told Channel 10 -- which broke the story -- that Carter is "a disaster for Israel," and that all Israeli leaders should refrain from meeting the former president, because of his "anti-Israel positions."
In recent years, Carter has become an outspoken critic of Israel's policies and of Netanyahu. During Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza last year, Carter charged that there was "no justification in the world for what Israel is doing." He also accused Netanyahu of blocking steps toward a two-state solution and working toward a "Greater Israel."
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