The President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, closed the 18th annual Herzliya Conference Thursday night at the IDC Herzliya campus. Called these days “particularly sensitive” and focusing on the threat Israel is facing from Iran.
“We are in a time where we cannot predict what will happen,” Rivlin said. “President Trump’s statement this week clearly shows that one can’t separate Iran’s nuclear program from its regional ambitions in the Middle East. These are all part of a monstrous plan of the Iranian leadership and is deigned to wreak havoc, death and destruction in the region and around the world. We expect our friends to stand with us in the fight against this danger.”
“We are faced with an ongoing conflict with the Iranian regime. The Islamic Republic of Iran as was shown in the archival documents revealed by the Mossad and intelligence agencies in a brilliant and bold operation, is the greatest threat against the peace of mankind in general and particularly the Middle East and Israel.”
President Rivlin thanked the United States for “turning what is obvious to all into fact” by moving their embassy to Jerusalem. “I call upon all of our friends who already recognize Jerusalem as our capital to transfer their embassies to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.”