Former US Secretary of State John Kerry boasted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the strength of US-trained troops in Afghanistan and their ability to resist the Taliban, Netanyahu testified in court on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Netanyahu was defending himself in a criminal trial criticized by critics. called Politically motivated.
He defended his actions to diversify Israel's media and entertained the court with political anecdotes.
Among them, he said, was an invitation for Prime Minister Kerry to visit Afghanistan to see how well the United States was training its Afghan allies. Mr. Kerry's aim was to persuade Netanyahu to allow the United States to train and arm Palestinian police as the Obama administration pressures Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria (also known as the West Bank). .
Prime Minister Netanyahu was reportedly skeptical. era of israel reported Regarding his testimony:
“John Kerry also proposed that I make a secret visit to Afghanistan to see how the Americans were doing the same to local Afghan forces,” the prime minister continued. .
But Prime Minister Netanyahu said he had told Kerry that the whole plan was wrong.
“I said, John, I want to tell you this: The moment you leave Afghanistan, the unit you're training will collapse.” [pressure] It belongs to the Islamists,” Netanyahu told the court.
Prime Minister Netanyahu noted that he had received negative coverage in Israeli media for refusing to agree to Prime Minister Kerry's plan and President Barack Obama's “appeasement policy.”
