Israel`s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Saturday a secret deal in which Israel agreed to purchase Russian Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of Syria as part of last week’s prisoner exchange with Syria, according to “The Jerusalem Post.”
During a public appearance on Saturday, Netanyahu said: “Not a single Israeli COVID-19 vaccine went for that matter.”
“We brought back the young woman and I have thanked President Putin for this, but I respect Russia’s request not to say anything more,” Netanyahu added.
According to “The Jerusalem Post,” Speculation with regard to a secret component to the deal has been fueled by an unusual secret government meeting held Wednesday night in advance of an otherwise seemingly simple exchange.
MK Merav Michaeli, Head of the Labor Party, appealed to Zvi Hauser, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, to hold a debate on the decision to censor information about the contract.
“There is a real concern, sir, that Prime Minister Netanyahu and [Alternate Prime Minister and] Defense Minister [Benny] Gantz have abused their authority and censored the full details of the agreement to prevent a public debate” on the price of the deal, Michaeli said.
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