“Jews have the right to live wherever they want,” the prime minister says.
But Jews these days have an opportunity that did not exist in the past, to live freely in the only Jewish state, the State of Israel, Netanyahu adds.
The prime minister receives an ovation after these remarks.
“Any Jew who chooses to come to Israel will be greeted with open arms and an open heart, it is not a foreign nation, and hopefully they and you will one day come to Israel,” he says.
“Am Israel chai! Am Israel chai!,” Netanyahu concludes.
The crowd loudly repeats his final remarks. Some can be heard chanting Netanyahu’s name.
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