US President Donald Trump praises Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “great courage and patriotism” in his address to the Knesset, saying “his partnership did so much to make this day possible.”
He asks Netanyahu to stand up as the plenum applauds.
“And he’s not easy, I wanna tell you,” says Trump. “He’s not the easiest guy to deal with. But that’s what makes him great.”
“Thank you very much, Bibi. Great job,” he says.
Trump thanks the Arab and Muslim countries who pressured Hamas to free the hostages it was holding, calling it “an incredible triumph for Israel to have all these nations working together as partners in peace.”
“This will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change,” he says. “It will be the golden age of Israel, and the golden age of the Middle East.”
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