Yamani was already seated when Netanyahu took his place earlier the same day at an international conference in Warsaw focused on security in the Middle East, with a strong emphasis on Iran. During a part of the session closed to the press, Yamani lent Netanyahu his microphone when the Israeli premiers was not working properly. Yemen and Israel have never had diplomatic relations, and Yamani’s friendly interaction with Netanyahu drew criticism on social media. He said Yemen’s attended the Warsaw conference not to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “but to mobilise the international community to confront the Iranian expansion in Yemen”. Top officials of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — none of which recognise Israel — sat down with Netanyahu for dinner Wednesday.

Source: Pakistan Today February 15, 2019 16:04 UTC