NATO wants Israel to 're-examine' its aid to Ukraine
NATO and Israel are closer than even before on the issue of the Iranian threat but not yet on the same page over assisting Ukraine.
BRUSSELS — A senior Israeli diplomatic source told Al-Monitor on Friday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders asked the country's President Isaac Herzog to re-examine areas where Israel could do more in assisting Ukraine, while taking into account Israeli security constraints.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog participated Thursday in the North Atlantic Council meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
The visit marked the first time that an Israeli president addressed this forum of ambassadors, reflecting the deepening of ties between the two sides. Before his meeting with the ambassadors, Herzog held talks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. In both meetings, the three main topics discussed were Russia, Ukraine and Iran.
Stoltenberg welcomed Herzog warmly, but also frankly. Standing by Herzog’s side, Stoltenberg said the two discussed the war in Ukraine.
