Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that with Donald Trump’s return to the world stage, Israel’s trajectory dramatically shifted.
“Overnight, everything changed,” Netanyahu declared. “We secured a second hostage deal within weeks of your election.”
The Israeli leader credited Trump’s reelection with breaking international deadlock and reigniting diplomatic momentum around the Gaza war. Netanyahu said that, before Trump’s return, global pressure had increasingly tilted against Israel, with many governments “succumbing to anti-Semitic mobs” and pushing for an end to the war without disarming Hamas.
But Trump’s intervention, Netanyahu said, recalibrated the international response and empowered Israel to act decisively. “Despite all the criticism, all the naysayers, Hamas gave in,” he stated.
Netanyahu laid out how the renewed US-Israel alliance enabled a breakthrough in hostage negotiations, strengthened military operations, and laid the groundwork for a broader peace. “We worked closely together to ensure the disarmament of Hamas, the demilitarisation of Gaza, and that Gaza would never again pose a threat to Israel,” he said.
He praised Trump’s personal influence on the world stage. “I’ve never seen anyone move the world so quickly, so decisively, so resolutely as our friend President Donald J. Trump did,” Netanyahu said, calling it a moment of “indescribable joy” as
hostages were released and families reunited.
Netanyahu reiterated his belief that Trump’s impact on Israel eclipses all past presidents. “No American president has ever done more for Israel,” he said. “And as I said in Washington, it ain’t even close.”
The speech painted a dramatic before-and-after picture of Trump’s influence, framing his leadership as essential not only to Israel’s military success, but also to any hope for lasting peace. “For everything there is a season,” Netanyahu said, quoting Ecclesiastes. “The last two years have been a time for war. The coming years will hopefully be a time for peace.”
Concluding with a gesture of national gratitude, Netanyahu announced his intention to nominate Trump for the Israel Prize, the country’s highest civilian honour. “When others were fearful, you were bold. When others abandoned us, you stood by our side,” he said.
“Thank you for paving a path to peace. Welcome to Israel. Welcome to Jerusalem.”
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