Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Christian supporters of Israel in the US on Sunday in a video message during an annual conference of Christians United for Israel, an evangelical organization with millions of members in the United States.
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"When I say we have no greater friends than Christian supporters of Israel, I know you've always stood with us," Netanyahu told the participants in the conference.
"You stand with us because you stand with yourselves because we represent that common heritage of freedom that goes back thousands of years," he continued. "America has no better friend than Israel and Israel has no better friend than America, and Israel has no better friend in America than you."
Netanyahu repeated his call to the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table based on the Trump administration's peace plan, noting that "Israel is prepared for such negotiations."
The prime minister said President Donald Trump's plan should be implemented, vowing to move forward with the parts that allow Israel to extend its sovereignty to certain Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, mentioning some of the areas that would fall see the move applied to them.
"In the president's plan, Israel will have sovereignty over Beit El, where Jacob dreamed of the ladder going to the heavens; Israel will have sovereignty over Shiloh, where the Ark of the Covenant that housed the Ten Commandments stood for centuries.
"These places are an integral part of the historic Jewish homeland … but also an integral part of Christian identity. There are part of your heritage. Part of our common civilization and under Israel sovereignty our common heritage will be forever protected."
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