Toward the end of August, former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon will fly to the United States for a five-week visit. He will spend most of his time at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, lecturing, holding talks in closed forums and exchanging ideas about security and diplomacy.
Between those sessions, Ya’alon is expected to hold diplomatic-like meetings with senior members of the US administration with whom he has developed a rapport, such as Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter or the person frequently mentioned as a candidate for the next secretary of defense, Michele Flournoy. Ya’alon will also spend his time in the United States raising money for a new political party he will head.