Netanyahu tells ministers not to talk to Trump’s people

Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman has sent a letter to ministers instructing them not to make any contact with the nascent Trump administration, the Walla news website reports.

ed note–again, as in the story involving Netanyahu declining to visit Trump prior to the inauguration, the question that must be asked is–WHY?

Netanyahu knows he is dealing with an entirely different creature with Trump, knows that all Trump’s pandering to Israel and to Jewish interests means nothing and that all the ‘normal rules’ as far as Judaic control of American elected officials do not apply in this case. There simply has never been a case similar to this, of a sitting PM telling his people not to have any contact with a new administration, and if those who consider themselves ‘experts’ in this movement fail to see the significance of this development, then perhaps you shouldn’t quit your day job in the hopes of being a professional analyst of modern day political events.

Times of Israel

The letter instructs ministers to run any contact through the Prime Minister’s Office or the Israeli Embassy in Washington.

A copy of the letter is tweeted by reporter Tal Shalev.

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Netanyahu orders ministers not to make any contact w @realDonaldTrump administration without coordination w PMO or @AmbDermer https://twitter.com/talshalev1/status/800708826014093312 …
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Earlier this week, the Breitbart website published a letter written by Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel to Steve Bannon, who is Trump’s chief strategist, thanking him for his support of Israel.

Bannon has been roundly condemned by many Israeli and Jewish groups for his alleged support of the white nationalist alt-right movement.

On Sunday night, Bannon was scheduled to appear at a New York gala hosted by the Zionist Organization of America, where Education Minister Naftali Bennett gave a speech. However, Bannon did not show up at the event.

Last week, Netanyahu instructed his government not to speak publicly about the election, though several ministers have praised Trump in the media for his supposed support for Israeli activity in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, as well as his promise to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem.