Lapid: Prime Minister Netanyahu called me to apologize

Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him and apologized after their security meeting was canceled due to a mix-up over the venue. Lapid recounted the incident in an interview with Army Radio. The meeting has been rescheduled for next week.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him and apologized after their scheduled security meeting did not take place. The incident occurred the previous day: the meeting was postponed due to a mix-up over the venue. Lapid recounted this in an interview with Army Radio on Thursday morning. According to him, he agreed to reschedule the meeting at Netanyahu's request, arrived at the designated location, but the prime minister did not show up. Lapid, losing patience, left the meeting place. Later, Netanyahu contacted him and explained the incident as a mix-up in his office. According to practice, the prime minister is required to hold a briefing with the opposition leader once a month on sensitive security issues. The meeting was supposed to take place against the backdrop of stalled contacts between the US and Iran, Israel-Lebanon negotiations on disarming Hezbollah, and discussion of the American plan for the Gaza Strip. The briefing has been rescheduled for next week.