Top U.S. General To Visit Israel Amid Strategy Differences

[Purveyor]

Source: REUTERS

(Reuters) - The United States' top military officer will visit Israel next week where he will meet the defense minister who has angered Washington by criticizing its strategies in the Middle East and Ukraine.

General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, will meet Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in Jerusalem on Sunday, an Israeli government official said on Saturday. Another official said he was expected to stay through Tuesday.

In a statement, the Israeli military said Dempsey and his hosts would discuss "issues of mutual strategic interest, while continuing to build on this important defense relationship".

The visit would reflect "the United States' unwavering commitment to Israel's security," it said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/29/us-israel-usa-dempsey-idUSBREA2S05020140329

[iandhr]

1. this new guy is a wacko.

Much different then Barack. He had a pragmatism about him.

[Demeter]

2. I think all such meetings are inappropriate

It reeks of collusion, intimidation, and does nothing for the People.