Netanyahu says Jews are no longer scattered and powerless, and IDF soldiers have “boundless courage.”
He says Jews can defend themselves, and more applause breaks out.
“This is why as prime minister of Israel, I can promise you one more thing. Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand.”
More applause.
“But I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel. I know that you stand with Israel,” he says. More applause.
He says “the story of Israel” is the “story of the human spirit which refuses to succumb to the horrors of history.”
Netanyahu quotes Moses, concluding in Hebrew with a biblical quote, then in English: “Be strong and resolute, neither fear nor dread them.”
He wraps it up, saying “may God bless Israel, and may God bless the United States of America.”
Applause and cheering.
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