During a speech addressed to Obama, Peres takes the time to wish the Iranian people a happy new year.
“Tonight, the Iranian people are celebrating their New Year, Nuruz. I wish them, from the depths of my heart, a happy holiday, real freedom,” Peres says.
“Israel will seize any opportunity for peace,” he adds.
Turning to Obama, he says that “I am convinced that you will do whatever is necessary to free the world’s horizons and the skies of Jerusalem from the Iranian threat,” the “greatest danger to world peace.”
President Shimon Peres speaks at a state dinner in honor of visiting US President Barack Obama. (photo credit: image capture from Channel 10)
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