US President Donald Trump says he heard “tremendous good feeling” toward Israel from Saudi leaders.
“We just came back from Saudi Arabia. We were treated incredibly well. There’s tremendous good feeling [toward Israel],” Trump tells President Reuven Rivlin during his visit underway now at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
The shared opposition to Iranian ambitions in the region has caused a shift, Trump says.
“I’ve seen such a different feeling toward Israel from countries that were not feeling so well toward Israel not long ago. That is a real positive. We’re very happy about that.
“You have a great opportunity. There’s a great feeling for peace. People have had enough of bloodshed.”
Of his visit to Saudi Arabia, he brags, “They say there’s never been anything like it ever before. It was a real coming together. And now being in Israel is very special.”
Rivlin affirms the hope for peace. “We are praying for peace and pushing for peace for the past 100 years.”
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