This is one of the great speeches you will ever hear on conflicts in the Middle East:
(H/t Israel Survival Updates)
His main points are that Israel wants peace with its neighbors, and has bent over backwards to accommodate Palestinian demands. However, radical Islamists do not want peace.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a President like this instead of Barack Obama?
Yes. He certainly came off as more presidential than the idiot we have. “Intercontinental railroads”?
That was inspiring. It’s so good to see a real adult in public office…
We should be so lucky some day to have such a statesman leading our country. I loved the line where he referred to the speech the day before by the President of Iran. He said some of you walked out yesterday;….. all of you should have.
Yes, he had it exactly right. There was a time when I did not think much of Netanyahu, but he sure comes across as clear-headed and righteous here.