Zelenskyy’s plan to visit Israel fails
I want to accompany the U.S. State Department and the Israeli Prime Minister on the 12th.
Israel refuses: ‘Now is not the right time to visit’
Should I plan to visit Israel again during my future trip to Europe?
■ Progress: Anchor Isena
■ Appearance: Park No-byeok, former ambassador to Russia and Ukraine
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◇Anchor> Ukrainian President Zelensky was the first to express support after the Hamas-Israel attack. He also attended the NATO meeting last November and talked about various things, including terrorist acts such as Hamas attacks and the invasion of Ukraine. And Israel has every right to protect itself from terrorism. I appealed for this kind of support and solidarity, but I think there was some intention behind it.
◆Park No-byeok> That’s right. Because isn’t Israel the country of the Jews? As a result, there are many people who have influence in the United States and are in positions of influence, and since this is a quasi-alliance actively supported by the United States, by forming this solidarity, support for Ukraine can be received domestically in the United States. There is one, and the second is, isn’t Zelensky himself a Jew? I think personal things may have played a role as well.
◇Anchor> President Zelenskyy even made and discussed a plan to visit Israel in person, but Israel rejected it. Now is not the right time.
◆Park No-byeok> That’s right. That’s because the Ukrainian president is now in a position where he needs to go to Israel to appeal for some kind of support, and it’s burdensome for Prime Minister Netanyahu to come all the way to Israel and offer comfort to Israel. Because it had two aspects. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that he would support Ukraine politically and diplomatically, but did not provide support for things like air defense missiles that Ukraine wanted. That’s because I had about 20 contacts with President Putin and wanted to get Russia’s cooperation in Syria and other issues in the Middle East. That was a little off during the Hamas process this time, and it must have been burdensome because of this.
◇Anchor> Then, President Zelenskyy, will he pursue plans to visit again in the near future? What do you think?
◆Park No-byeok> It doesn’t seem easy to me. Because the situation in Gaza could get worse depending on how they attack it, and Israel is in a very hectic situation right now in some ways. It’s good to come together to a burning house and show solidarity, but I don’t think it will be that easy on the Israeli side to just make a political gesture and not bring water.
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2023-10-26 05:43:00
