US Vice President Mike Pence says Donald Trump has done more than any other country to bring the US and Israel closer together.
“Thanks to the president’s leadership, the alliance between our two countries has never been stronger,” Pence says to applause.
“I am here to convey a simple message from the heart of the American people: The American people stand with Israel.
“We stand with Israel because your cause is our cause, your values are our values… we stand in Israel because we believe in good over evil, in liberty over tyranny.”
“John Adams said the Jews have done more to civilize man than any other civilization,” Pence says. “Through the generations the American people became fierce advocates for the Jewish aspiration to return to the land of your forefathers.”
“We stand with Israel because we believe in right over wrong, liberty over tyranny.”
“In the story of the Jews we’ve always seen the story of America. it is the story of an exodus, a journey from persecution to freedom.”
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