During US Vice President Mike Pence appearance with Israeli caretaker PM Netanyahu today --
AMBASSADOR DERMER: Can I —
VICE PRESIDENT PENCE: Mr. Ambassador.
AMBASSADOR DERMER: Yeah, thank you. If I could just stand for one second. Mr. Vice President, Mr. Prime Minister, if I — if you could stand. Together with President Trump, no three people have done more to cause this historic move of the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem than the two of you and President Trump.
PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: And you.
AMBASSADOR DERMER: There’s time for me later on. (Laughter.) To honor — to honor your contribution, I have caused the United States flag to fly over this embassy. These two flags I’m going to present to the two of you are two of the earliest flags — I’ve a third one that we’ll bring back for the President. But I’d like to present each of you with the United States flag that flew over the United States Embassy in Jerusalem in its early opening days, if I can do that.
Ron Dermer is the Israeli Ambassador to the United States. So what is he doing presenting Pence and Bibi with an American flag from the US Embassy in Jerusalem?
AMBASSADOR DERMER: Can I —
VICE PRESIDENT PENCE: Mr. Ambassador.
AMBASSADOR DERMER: Yeah, thank you. If I could just stand for one second. Mr. Vice President, Mr. Prime Minister, if I — if you could stand. Together with President Trump, no three people have done more to cause this historic move of the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem than the two of you and President Trump.
PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: And you.
AMBASSADOR DERMER: There’s time for me later on. (Laughter.) To honor — to honor your contribution, I have caused the United States flag to fly over this embassy. These two flags I’m going to present to the two of you are two of the earliest flags — I’ve a third one that we’ll bring back for the President. But I’d like to present each of you with the United States flag that flew over the United States Embassy in Jerusalem in its early opening days, if I can do that.
Ron Dermer is the Israeli Ambassador to the United States. So what is he doing presenting Pence and Bibi with an American flag from the US Embassy in Jerusalem?
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