Israel halts vaccine transfer abroad amid legal scrutiny
Decision comes after request by Attorney General Mandelblit asks PM to clarify the program that would send 45,000 vaccines to 20 friendly nations; program faced international and domestic criticism, including from Defense Minister Gantz
Itamar Eichner, Tova Tzimuki |
Published: 02.25.21 , 20:53
Israel announced Thursday the process of sending coronavirus vaccines to allied nations has been halted amid legal scrutiny as well as domestic and international criticism.
The decision came after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit sent a letter to National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat asking for clarifications about the program that would send 45,000 vaccines to 20 countries in what has been called vaccine diplomacy .