Today Netanyahu is at the White House for the first time after the US officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and he’s exuberant in his praise of the decision by President Trump to not only recognize it, but to actually move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Watch:
.@netanyahu: “This is the first time we meet in Washington, America’s capital, after you declared… Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.” pic.twitter.com/9jjzpO08Hy
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 5, 2018
That is really great to see. It’s very satisfying to hear Netanyahu speak so glowingly about the US after the antisemitism of the previous 8 years under Obama.
In the meeting, Trump actually said he may visit Jerusalem when the new embassy opens in May of this year:
Pres. Trump says he "may" travel to Jerusalem for the opening of the U.S. Embassy. "If I can, I will." https://t.co/gwOZC0D5zc pic.twitter.com/gGsI5MsGgC
— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
I don’t expect him to actually be there, considering how much of a nightmare security will have to be in Jerusalem. The Muslim world will be in a state of rage and uproar on Israel’s 70th anniversary and with all the potential terrorist attacks, I just don’t see it happening.