Asked if there is a date for annexation, he refuses to say, insisting that it will happen in any case.
He accuses a Yedioth Ahronoth reporter of “fake news,” after asking if he agrees with his wife saying she is battered by protests and about all his broken promises and political trickery.
Asked if he thinks he could have gotten a far-right government to agree to the deal given the retreat on annexation, he denied he has agreed to back off anything and brags that he is the one who managed to bring about this peace deal “without qualifications.”
He says Arab leaders are impressed with him and his strength.
“They see the policies I changed, they see the strength I bring to the stage, how I don’t hesitate against Iran… they are very impressed with it.”
He ends by giving the same speech in English.
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