Israeli president highlights the bond and mutual reliance of the United States and Israel on each other, emphasizing the importance of their strategic partnership for regional stability and security.
Israel's prime minister is advised to follow in the footsteps of Israel's Founding Fathers – from Prime Minister David Ben Gurion through Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir – who realized that defiance of US pressure is critical to Israel’s national security policy.
'As a life-long friend and supporter of the State of Israel, I have worked my entire career to deepen and strengthen our partnership,' said the U.S. president.
'I admire the heroes… for eliminating the terrorists in Nablus. Whoever harms Israel, we will reach them wherever they are and strike them with a crushing blow, without compromise.'
'We see you as a trusted partner in matters of our shared security and of course, advancing peace,' Netanyahu told the U.S. national security advisor in Jerusalem.
The deal, which has been brewing for some time, comes after the US Department of Defense awarded Boeing a contract to supply the refueling planes to the IAF.
Former US Ambassador David Friedman explains why opening a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem goes against American - and Israeli - law and is 'bad policy.'
“If the Americans want to open a consulate in Ramallah, we have no problem with that.” However, Lapid insisted, “sovereignty in Jerusalem belongs to one country — Israel.”