Netanyahu Cancels Stadium Visit for Meeting with US Defense Secretary
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled plans to attend a soccer match in Jerusalem on Thursday evening after meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Netanyahu had planned to attend the Beitar Jerusalem vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv game, his first in five years, but diverted to a military base with Hegseth instead. Several other politicians, including MKs Yaakov Bardugo and Nir Barkat, and Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, were present at the stadium.
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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his planned attendance at a soccer match.
- Netanyahu instead met with U.S.
- The Prime Minister accompanied Hegseth to a military base for meetings.
- Several other politicians, including ministers and Knesset members, attended the game.
- This was the first time Netanyahu had planned to attend his favored team's match in five years.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not attend a soccer match between Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday evening, despite initial plans to do so. This would have been Netanyahu's first time attending a match of his favored team in five years, and security arrangements had been made for his visit. He was scheduled to arrive shortly after the game began and leave after its conclusion, with a seat reserved in the VIP section.
However, plans changed due to an unexpected visit from U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Instead of proceeding to the stadium, Netanyahu accompanied Hegseth to a military base for meetings.
Several other politicians were present at the game. Members of Knesset Yaakov Bardugo and Nir Barkat, both from the Likud party, attended. Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was also in the VIP section, seated near Barak Abramov. Shaul Meridor, a candidate for Knesset with the "Yashar" party, was in the west stand.
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