The friction with Prohibit began on August 10, when Netanyahu phoned the secretary-general and also tried to persuade him never to attend the Nonaligned Movement's peak in Tehran. Minutes later, Netanyahu's place of work published a statement detailing the particular prime minister's arguments.
According to a senior Israeli official, Netanyahu called Ban several days later and also apologized. Netanyahu told Ban he or she still opposed the Tehran stop by but had no intention regarding embarrassing the secretary-general, whom he considers an associate of Israel.
At the starting of September, Ban phoned Netanyahu and briefed him on his meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and also Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Based on a Western diplomat familiar with the conversation, Netanyahu told Ban he listened to Ban's speech in Tehran in which he condemned Iranian Holocaust denial and threats to destroy Israel. In line with the diplomat, Netanyahu told Ban he wished the secretary-general hadn't visited Tehran, but that he appreciated Ban's public statements and also the views he expressed in speaks with Iran's leaders.
The Prime Minister's Bureau declined to opinion
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