Prime Minister Netanyahu and Secretary Rubio met in Jerusalem yesterday. After their meeting they both made statements on the subjects discussed. The U.S. Embassy in Israel has posted the text of their statements here. I have posted full video below. Rubio speaks second and concludes his remarks with this:
I close where I began by reiterating our strong support for our allies, very close allies and partners here in Israel, to the people of this great country for whom we have tremendous love and respect, for everything you’re facing, have faced, and continue to face. It is an extraordinary story of bravery – a nation founded in the ashes and in the aftermath of a horrifying crime against humanity – that’s stood from its very inception, from the very day of its birth, against threats from every angle and every corner, and has served as an example to the world of a pluralistic society, a free enterprise democracy, and one that if there were more Israels in the Middle East, more countries like that, the world would be a safer and a better place.
And this is what we hope for the region and for our planet – a nation that’s always sought peace that will not allow itself to be intimidated or destroyed by its enemies. And on that front, you can always count on us as long as I am in this position and President Trump is in the White House.
Whatever one makes of the substance of the statements, from Biden and Blinken to Trump and Rubio, the tone has changed completely. It is mercifully free of the Brennan Syndrome. The increasingly imminent question remains what is to be done about the Iranian nuclear program.
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