Netanyahu says Rubio visit shows US stands with Israel against ‘weak’ critics

Speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises the two countries’ “common resolve” and the decision by US President Donald Trump to strike Iran’s nuclear program.

Netanyahu says “we are committed” to bringing all the hostages home, and thanks Trump for his help.

He says Israel knows it must defeat Hamas and “ensure that they no longer are enabled to turn Gaza into a threat to Israel.”

Rubio’s presence is a “powerful affirmation of a powerful bond,” and “a clear message that America stands with Israel in the face of terror, in the face of …Middle Age lies that are directed against us, the rising antisemitism of the world and the weak governments that are putting pressures on us because they collapse under the pressure of Islamist minorities,” Netanyahu says.

Netanyahu says that US President Donald  Trump told him recently to “remember October 7.”

“It’s like remember the Alamo. Remember October 7. And we remember. We remember the savagery. We remember the incredible massacre of the innocent. We remember our hostages and we’re committed to bringing all of them home, the living and the dead,” he continues. “And we appreciate all the help that President Trump and you have given us in this sacred task.”

He says Trump “has shown consistent leadership, moral clarity, and bold
actions that have strengthened the alliance between our nations as never before. The American-Israeli alliance has never been as strong as it is now.”

Netanyahu calls the president “an outstanding global leader. He’s really
transforming the world to better all of us.”

“We will continue to act together,” to confront common enemies and to protect their common civilization, says Netanyahu.