Ahead of tonight’s (Tuesday) meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump, its been publicly disclosed that former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has taken on a new role in Washington.
Gallant will serve as a research fellow at the highly respected Washington Institute for Near East Policy. According to a report by Ynet, Gallant will publish articles on Middle Eastern affairs and participate in conferences as part of his tenure.
Not the First Israeli Assigned to the Role
Gallant is not the first Israeli to be accepted as a research fellow at the institute. He follows a list of senior Israeli security officials, including Gabi Ashkenazi, Amos Yadlin, Yoram Cohen, and the incoming IDF Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir.
Next week, Gallant is expected to travel to Washington for an orientation visit before formally joining the institute. At this point, it remains unclear whether the former Defense Minister will permanently relocate to Washington or commute between the U.S. and Israel for fulfillment of his new role.
Gallant’s office has not issued any comments on the matter.
