Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel can normalize ties with Arab states if ‘we act wisely’

Israel is the strongest country in the Middle East and should use its stance as leverage, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.

Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Netanyahu stressed that both diplomatically and militarily, Israel is strong and only getting stronger. Netanyahu added that by understanding regional interests, Israel could achieve diplomatic ties with regional Arab countries.

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In his address, the prime minister mentioning the ad hoc regional coalition that is being consolidated against Iran and could open doors for normalizing Israel’s relations with its neighboring countries.

 

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