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'Israel, Palestinians must give US peace plan a chance'

In exclusive interview with Editor-in-Chief Boaz Bismuth, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley tells Israel Hayom that President Donald Trump’s peace plan puts Israel’s security first. "I am an optimist. It’s not going to be easy. Both sides won’t love it. And both sides won’t hate it. But both sides have to want peace. And if they do, they will be deciding the details. Not the US. And I think it is worth taking that chance," she said of Trump's anticipated "deal of the century."

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An alliance for the ages

From the historical recognition of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, inaugurating the new embassy in the capital a year ago, withdrawing from the nuclear deal with Iran and many other measures, U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are firmly in Israel's corner with no sign of slowing down.

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PM: Israel will hear US peace plan in fair, open manner

“We’ll hear the American proposal, hear it fairly and with openness. And I cannot understand how the Palestinians, before they even heard the plan, reject it outright,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. PA President Mahmoud Abbas dismisses plan, says, “What have the Americans proposed that is original? $50 or $60 billion? We are used to this kind of nonsense."

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Iran is already preparing for the next war with Israel

The operational achievements of Israel's war against Iran did not translate into a genuine strategic victory, because from the perspective of Iran’s leadership, Iran did not truly lose. This reality, combined with Iran’s understanding that another round with Israel is only a matter of time, is pushing Tehran into a conventional arms race, with a particular focus on rebuilding its missile arsenal.

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Riots on the Temple Mount, Ramadan, April 2022 (Archive).
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We are in a religious war

Just like in the time of the Hasmoneans, today too—whether in Sydney, Australia, on the Temple Mount, or in the October 7 massacre—acceptance of us comes with a condition: that we Hellenize, or rather, Islamize. This is the demand of Iran and its proxies, and also of the Palestinian Authority, which continues to reject recognizing Israel as the Jewish state.

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