Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett says US President Donald Trump has “his heart in the right place” following a visit to Israel in which repeatedly expressed the “unbreakable bond” between the two countries.
“Over the past day we hosted a true friend of Israel. During his stay President Trump displayed an understanding and appreciation for the generation-old connection between the Jewish People and the Land of Israel, and stressed there is no room, justification or purpose for acts of terror,” Bennett says in a statement.
According to Bennett, the fact that Trump spoke about peace on a number of occasion but “avoided supporting a Palestinian state” shows that he does not intend to push for a two-state solution.
“A president who visits and prays at the Western Wall, and draws a direct line between the Jewish Temples and modern State of Israel is a president with his heart in the right place. The government of Israel has the responsibility to act with determination to achieve our goals, including halting Iran’s nuclear program, eradicating Palestinian terror and gaining recognition of united Jerusalem as Israel’s eternal capital,” he adds.
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