Footage posted on Sunday showed Israel’s prime minister and the US national security adviser overlooking the Israeli-occupied area from an aircraft and on the ground, with Netanyahu seen giving Bolton an excursion.
Bolton was a strong advocate for the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He argued that removing Saddam Hussein would stabilize the Middle East — a position that has drawn criticism in hindsight. As U.S. Ambassador to the UN, he was openly critical of the institution, once declaring, “The Secretariat building in New York has 38 stories. If you lost ten stories today, it wouldn’t make a bit of difference.” This bluntness made him a controversial figure internationally.
