Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that President Trump’s critics were “falsely false” in predicting that the Trump administration’s efforts to bring peace to the Middle East would fail – a series of U.S.-brokered deals signed earlier this month.
Addressing the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded speech, Netanyahu said it was Trump who chose a different path to peace – “the path anchored in reality.”
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“He recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; He recognized the sovereignty of Israel over the Golan Heights; And he put forward a real peace plan that recognizes Israel’s right, pays attention to Israel’s security needs, and provides a truly realistic way forward if the Palestinians make peace with Israel. ‘
Netanyahu added, “Critics have argued that each of President Trump’s actions will destroy the prospect of peace. Well, they were wrong. Dead wrong. “
He spoke just two weeks after the signing of the “Abraham Accords” at the White House. The deals signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Israel and Bahrain saw the normalization of relations between the two Arab countries and Israel – a set of deals that Trump called “the dawn of a new Middle East.”
Attending the ceremony, Netanyahu told the UN that he believed there would be more peace agreements with other Arab states.
“Now the two Arab states have decided to make peace with Israel, and more action will be taken,” he said, before denying the possibility of the deal reducing the Israeli-Palestinian deal. “An expanding circle of peace will reduce the likelihood between the people of Israel and Palestine.”
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“It will potentially create peace between Israel and the Palestine Palestinians,” he said.
He urged the international community to stand up against terrorist groups such as Hezbollah. In the wake of the recent bombings in Bezrut, where Hezbollah has great power, Netanyahu pointed to a picture of the Hezbollah weapons depot set up near the gas company and the entrance to the Hezbollah missile factory. Both were in Jan’s Beirut neighborhood.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it in the UN General Assembly.
He urged the people of the area to take action now, warning that if it erupts, another catastrophe like last month could strike their country.
“I say to the people of Lebanon, Israel means no harm. But Iran does. “He said.” Iran and Hezbollah have deliberately put you and your families in serious danger. “
On the question of Iran, Netanyahu again praised President Trump for his administrative strategy of staying on the side of Tehran, especially the 2018 decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal – known as the Comprehensive Comprehensive Plan.
“First of all, I commend President Trump for withdrawing from the flawed nuclear deal with Iran,” he said.
He also warned that there would be enough uranium for two nuclear bombs in a few months due to a breach of the deal by Iran, and aimed at “our European friends” and the UN Security Council to ignore many of Iran’s allegations.
Noting the Security Council’s failure to increase its arms embargo on Iran, Netanyahu noted with some irony, “When the Security Council is divided, we are united in this area. Both Arabs and Israelis have called for tougher action on Iran. And while the Arabs and Israelis agree, others should pay attention. “
Earlier in the day, the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that his country would run for the UN Security Council seat for the 2022/23 session.
He said his nation’s call for the establishment of an independent Palestinian Palestinian state on the 1967 borders of East Jerusalem was “a firm demand” and said he hoped a peace treaty with Israel would be signed. . The Palestinians and the people of Israel will resume negotiations to achieve peace. ”
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Al-Nahya called on Iran to abide by Security Council resolutions and to halt its development of ballistic missile programs and to stop arming terrorist groups, while Iran also expressed concern over the status of the nuclear deal.
“Since the nuclear deal did not achieve its desired outcome, we hope that this experience will be useful in achieving a more comprehensive agreement that addresses the concerns of the states in the region and makes them key partners in drafting the terms of the agreement.” He said.
Fox News’ Dana Karni contributed to this report.
