Ministers from the New Hope and Yamina parties are planning to demand explanations regarding Sunday's meeting between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas, at the next cabinet meeting.
Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel (New Hope) told Kan News this morning that, "I would not have met with [Abbas], under any circumstances. We're talking about a Holocaust denier, someone who channels funds to terrorists. In a unity government, we don't do things like this."
Also critical of Gantz's meeting with Abbas was Hendel's fellow party member, Zeev Elkin. "Instead of worrying about how to be Abu Mazen's [Abbas] friend, the defense establishment should be preparing for the day after Abu Mazen, not dealing with a man who is about to exit the scene."