Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Thursday sent a letter to President Donald Trump, inviting him to address Israel’s parliament following the U.S.-brokered deal to free the 48 hostages held by Hamas and end the war in Gaza.
“Today is a historic day. Your leadership, courage, persistence and vision have led not only to a deal securing the release of all Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7, but also to an unprecedented regional agreement accepted by nearly every nation in the Middle East,” Ohana wrote.
The letter goes on to praise several of Trump’s actions on behalf of Israel during his first term, from 2017 to 2021, including moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and brokering the Abraham Accords—normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
“The people of Israel regard you as the greatest friend and ally of the Jewish nation in modern history,” Ohana wrote. “It is therefore my profound honor and privilege to officially invite you to deliver a formal address to the nation before the Knesset.” (Read More)
