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PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Wife Sara Attend Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem
By Itzhak Rabihiya
"We have no better friends than our Christian friends" said PM Netanyahu and shares details of consultations with Trump ahead of embassy move at Christian Media
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attended this evening (Sunday, 3 November 2019), at the Friends of Zion Museum in
Also attending this evening's event was US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman,
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed Christian journalists and dignitaries from around the world Sunday, as the 2019 Christian Media Summit kicked off in
“The Jewish people are the only people in the world who live in the same land, speak the same language, have the same capital, and have the same religion and with the same name as they had 3,000 years ago,” said Netanyahu, citing the book Bible and Sword by Barbara Tuchman.
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Netanyahu pledged to block any plan to divide the capital, saying the city would remain united under Israeli sovereignty.
“It will never be divided again – not as long as I have anything to do with it. It’s not going to happen.”
The prime minister recalled a conversation with President Trump prior to the relocation of the
“It is amazing that [
“I want you to know that President Trump consulted with me before he made this move. And he said ‘What do you think will happen? Will there be a lot of violence? Will there be protests and demonstrations in the Arab world?’”
“I said: ‘Look, I can’t guarantee that there won’t be such manifestations of such protests. But I don’t think so.’”
“Anyway, he did it. And what was the result? Nothing.”
Netanyahu also lauded Trump’s decision to recognize the Golan Heights as sovereign Israeli territory, adding that the tepid reactions to the move proved that
“And there’s another place with a Jewish attachment. That place had a Jewish presence 2,000 years ago, which continued until the 8th century, until a great earthquake shook us from that place. We’ve discovered 30 ancient synagogues in the
“And again, President Trump decided to recognize the Golan Heights as a part of
“There is a clear shift” in the way moderate Arab states relate to
The prime minister also touted the shared ‘Judeo-Christian’ values of
“We have no better friends in the world than our Christian friends.”
“It is no accident that
The summit, which continues from Sunday to Wednesday, is being held at the Orient Jerusalem hotel in the capital, and includes 150 media figures and dignitaries from 30 countries.
Sunday’s opening ceremony of the summit included the gala unveiling of the new Friends of Zion Museum, along with a new online ‘institute’ offering resources on
Along with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, the event was attended by
Attached photo credit: Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO)
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