Date Time
Share
Under Secretary of Defense Dr. Colin H. Kahl Meeting With Israeli Minister of Defense Director of Policy Zohar Palti
U.S. Department of Defense
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr.
Colin H.
Kahl, met with Israeli Minister of Defense Director of Policy and Political Military Affairs Zohar Palti at the Pentagon today to discuss the U.S.-Israel defense partnership and opportunities for strengthening bilateral cooperation.
The leaders also discussed the recent rocket attacks emanating from Gaza.
Under Secretary Kahl unequivocally condemned the terrorist attacks directed at Israeli civilians and underscored U.S.
support for Israel’s right to self-defense.
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel s US correspondent based in New York
Colin Kahl, delivers a speech during a panel discussion as part of the US-Islamic World Forum in the Qatari capital Doha on June 1, 2015. (AFP via Getty Images)
Defense Ministry Director of Policy and Political Military Affairs Zohar Palti met with US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl in Washington, the Pentagon says.
The two discussed the US-Israel defense partnership and opportunities for strengthening bilateral cooperation, according to a US readout.
They also discussed the recent rocket attacks from Gaza. Kahl “unequivocally condemned the terrorist attacks directed at Israeli civilians and underscored US support for Israel’s right to self-defense,” the readout says.