In an interview with Galei Tzahal, Minister Ophir Akunis rejected claims that the prime minister's visit to the United Arab Emirates was related to the election.
"The prime minister's visit to the UAE is not a product of begging. He was supposed to go out in the past, but the trip was postponed following the closure of the skies. Attributing it to the election is like linking the vaccines to the election," Akunis said. According to him, after the election - other countries will announce the normalization of relations with Israel.