Netanyahu predicts new treaties with Arab countries ‘will happen a lot faster than people think’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he “has never seen anyone move the world so quickly, so decisively, so resolutely” as US President Donald Trump has.

With Israel’s military pressure and Trump’s “global pressure,” says Netanyahu in a speech at the Knesset ahead of Trump’s address, “We’ve achieved this historic moment.”

Netanyahu tells Trump his decision to bomb the Fordo nuclear site in Iran and to kill IRGC head Qassem Soleimani in 2020 “changed the balance of power in the world.”

“You brought America back again to the driver’s seat,” says Netanyahu.

“The last two years have been a time of war,” says Netanyahu. “The coming two years will hopefully be a time of peace. Peace inside Israel and peace outside Israel.”

“I look forward to continuing marching with you on the path we paved together with the Abraham Accords,” he says, looking forward to new treaties “with Arab countries in the region and Muslim countries beyond the region.”

He adds, “Abraham’s children will work together to build a better future, a future that will unite civilization against barbarism, light against darkness, and hope against despair.”

“This will happen a lot faster than people think,” he says. “As prime minister of Israel, I extend my hand to all those who seek peace with us. No one wants peace more than the people of Israel.”

It is time, he says, “to expand the circle of peace.”

Netanyahu tells Trump he has submitted his nomination to be the first non-Israeli recipient of the Israel Prize, adding that Trump will get the Nobel Peace Prize as well.

“When others were weak, you were strong. When others were fearful, you were bold. When others abandoned us, you stood by our side,” says Netanyahu.

The two embrace and chat briefly after Netanyahu’s address.