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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the level of relations between the United States and Israel during the era of President Donald Trump, noting that relations have reached advanced stages.
In a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Netanyahu said that relations between “Israel” and the United States have reached an unprecedented stage in the era of President Trump, and that the United States is the best. friend of Israel.
The Prime Minister of Israel added: “Peace was achieved with some Arab countries thanks to the efforts of President Trump.”
And he added: “We are building a bridge for peace that many will cross later.”
In the Iranian file, Netanyahu said that Iran “threatens security and stability in the region and the development of the nuclear weapons program.”
In the same context, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: “The threats from the Iranian regime continue and we will not relieve pressure on Tehran … more sanctions will be imposed on Iranian officials.”
“I discussed with Netanyahu ways to deal with the Iranian threat,” the US secretary said during the joint press conference.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that “the strong support of US President Donald Trump contributed to achieving peace with Bahrain.”
During a joint press conference with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Netanyahu clarified that the normalization agreement between Israel and Bahrain “is based on solid foundations. cooperation “, adding that” they had been in contact for years prior to the signing of the Abraham Agreement. ” .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that 3 normalization agreements had been concluded in 6 weeks, explaining that “peace with Bahrain is based on solid foundations. We are building a bridge for peace that many will cross later ”.
For his part, the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo, said that “the United States of America helped to achieve the recent peace agreements”, and explained that “these agreements will boost the economy of the region.”
Pompeo added that “Iran will remain isolated until it changes its behavior,” adding: “We hope that there will be peace agreements between Israel and other countries to provide excellent development opportunities.”
In the same context, the US Secretary of State said: “The way has been opened to Israeli planes thanks to the agreements.”
“We are optimistic about achieving the agreement with Israel,” said Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, Bahrain’s foreign minister, appreciating the “role of the United States in the implementation of the peace accords.”
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister added: “We look forward to the start of flights between Bahrain and Israel,” explaining that “flights between Bahrain and Israel will begin in December.”
Al-Zayani added: “The vital cooperation between Bahrain and Israel will pave the way for a new dawn,” adding: “I am pleased to pay the first visit to Israel as Foreign Minister.”
Visit the Golan
Yesterday, the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo, announced that he will visit the Syrian Golan, occupied since 1967, adding that his country would classify the movement to boycott “Israel” as “anti-Semitic.”
At a joint press conference he held in occupied Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Pompeo said: “I will have the opportunity to visit the Golan Heights,” and described the boycott movement of “Israel” as “cancer and anti-Semitic. ”
He added: “The mere recognition of this area as part of Israel was a decision made by President Donald Trump that had historical significance, and it was simply an acknowledgment of reality.”
Mike Pompeo became the first US Secretary of State to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli media reports confirmed that Pompeo, during a three-day official visit to the Jewish state, arrived at the warehouse located near the Basjot settlement.
And Agence France-Presse published images confirming that a Palestinian demonstration was organized in the vicinity of the factory to protest the visit.
The Israeli human rights organization Peace Now indicated that the Basjot factory was built on 80 dunums of private land that was illegally confiscated from its Palestinian owners.
The organization noted that the Psagot factory, which was acquired several years ago by three American brothers who know of their support for Trump, has become a symbol of the “failure of the settlers to achieve international recognition,” after the Court European Justice refused a year ago to classify its products as “Made in Israel”.
Palestinian presidency
For its part, the Palestinian presidency strongly condemned US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and Washington’s decision to classify the products of the settlements as “made in Israel.”
The spokesman for the Palestinian presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeina, stressed, in a statement published by the official Wafa agency, that the aforementioned decision represents a flagrant challenge to decisions of international legitimacy and comes as a complement to the decisions of the administration of the US president. Donald Trump, who insists on active participation in the occupation of Palestinian lands.
Abu Rudeineh added: “This US step will not legitimize the Israeli settlements, which will sooner or later disappear.”
The spokesperson indicated that the Palestinian Authority calls on the international community, specifically the United Nations Security Council, to assume its responsibilities and execute its decisions, especially Resolution 2334, which was adopted with the approval of the previous US administration. .
Ramallah Encounters
On the other hand, Palestinian and Israeli officials held the first such meeting in months in Ramallah yesterday, after the Palestinian Authority announced the restoration of relations with Israel.
The meeting was represented by the Palestinian side, the civil affairs official in the Palestinian Authority, Hussein al-Sheikh, while the coordinator of the Israeli government in the occupied territories, Camille Abu Rukn, attended.
The sheikh wrote on Twitter: “I had a meeting with the Israeli side, in which it was emphasized that the agreements signed between the two parties, based on international legitimacy, are what govern this relationship. It was agreed to transfer all financial fees to the Authority, as well as our rejection of the policy of settlements, house demolitions and land confiscation. It was agreed to hold another meeting.
According to a Palestinian source, the two sides discussed the general lines of the restoration of relations between the two sides.
For its part, the Israeli channel “Kan” reported that, for the first time, “the Palestinian Authority has informed Western diplomats that they are willing to change the law on the payment of prisoners’ wages.”
He noted that “as part of the planned change, the families of the prisoners will not receive their salaries based on the number of relatives and the length of the sentence, but benefits are based on the economic and social situation of the family and the amount of people”.
For his part, the spokesman for the “Hamas” movement, Abd al-Latif al-Qanooa, said that it is “a new national fall in authority, since it returns to the agreements signed with the occupation and restores security coordination. with her”.
He added: “The dangerous stage our Palestinian cause is going through requires that the Authority adhere to the national and popular stance that rejects security coordination and engage in a national strategy to face projects to liquidate the problem.”
The spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas” Hazem Qassem also condemned the visit of the Bahraini foreign minister to “the Zionist entity and the friendly talks with the criminal occupation leaders”, saying he was an “Arab and moral pariah” .
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