Former Israeli military leader opens up about contact with "Galactic Federation" of aliens

According to the Jerusalem Post, 87-year-old retired general Haim Eshed, a former space security chief for the Israeli military, says that the country had been in contact with the "Galactic Federation"but that, unfortunately, the alien government conglomerate decided that humanity "wasn't ready" for to get involved in interstellar politics:

Speaking in an interview to Yediot Aharonot, Eshed who served as the head of Israel's space security program for nearly 30 years and is a three-time recipient of the Israel Security Award explained that Israel and the US have both been dealing with aliens for years.