Netanyahu lays out vision for ‘Abraham Alliance’ against Iran, says Israel and US will always stand together

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays out his “broader Middle East vision” featuring a regional anti-Iran alliance.

Just as an alliance was forged after World War II to counter the Soviet threat, so America and Israel must forge a security alliance to counter the growing Iranian security threat, he says.

Netanyahu says there was a “glimpse” of that alliance on April 14 as Iran launched its missile and drone attack against Israel. “Thank you President Biden for bringing that alliance together.”

He sees this potential new alliance as a natural extension of the groundbreaking Abraham Accords, which he says were supported by Republicans and Democrats alike. “I think we should call it the Abraham Alliance,” he says.

He thanks former US president Trump for brokering the Abraham Accords, to GOP applause.

And he says he was relieved that Trump “emerged safe and sound from that dastardly attack on him, that dastardly attack on American democracy. There is no room for political violence in democracies,” he says to loud applause.

He thanks Trump for “all the things he did for Israel — recognizing Israeli control over the Golan Heights, confronting Iran, “recognizing Jerusalem as our capital” and moving the embassy there, adding that Jerusalem is “Israel’s eternal capital, never to be divided again.”

Netanyahu says he is “hopeful” about the future of Israel, praising the “powerful and vibrant” democracy Jews built. He also says that he is hopeful about America – “the beacon of liberty its founders envisioned back in 1776.”

He calls America a “force for light and good in a dark and dangerous world.”

“Working together, I’m confident that our two nations will vanquish the tyrants and terrorists who threaten us both,” he says.

“I promise you this – no matter how long it takes, Israel will not relent,”  Netanyahu says. “Israel will not bend.” It will defend its land and its people, he says.

“We will fight until we achieve victory — victory of liberty over tyranny, victory of life over death, victory of good over evil — that’s our solemn commitment.”

Together with the US and Arab partners, we can transform the region from a backwater of repression, poverty and war into a place of prosperity and peace, he says.

He says Israel will always remain “America’s indispensable ally. Through thick and thin, in good times and in bad, Israel will always be your loyal friend and your steadfast partner.”

“Thank you for standing with Israel in our hour of need,” he says, and promises, “Together we shall defend our common civilization” and “secure a brilliant future for both our nations.”

“May God bless Israel, may God bless America and may God bless the great alliance between Israel and America forever,” he finishes to a standing ovation, as some Democrats stream quickly out of the room. Republicans, and about half the Democrats, stand and applaud.