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"I believe that working together again we will raise the U.S.-Israel alliance to even greater heights," Netanyahu said in a video message on Monday. "I'm confident that we will complete the defeat of Iran's terror axis and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for our region."
Overall, day one of Trump's second term signaled a return to form for the president, whose first administration waged a "maximum pressure" sanctions campaign against Iran, oversaw normalization between Israel and four Arab states, and recognized Israel's claims to Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
"On behalf of the people of Israel, I also want to thank you for your efforts in helping free Israeli hostages," Netanyahu added, referring to Trump's decisive role in a hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that went into effect on Sunday. "I look forward to working with you to return the remaining hostages, to destroy Hamas's military capabilities and end its political rule in Gaza, and to ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel."
Among the many executive orders Trump signed in the Oval Office on Monday evening, several aligned with key Israeli interests.
In the most explicit case, Trump rescinded sanctions that former president Joe Biden had imposed over the past year on nearly three dozen Israeli individuals and organizations involved in right-wing causes. Two Americans sued the Biden administration earlier this month for their inclusion in the sanctions regime, claiming they had been wrongfully targeted based on faulty information from anti-Israel organizations. Biden administration officials admitted to the Times of Israel last week that the Americans had been mistakenly targeted.
Right-wing Israeli politicians and activists hailed Trump's reversal of the sanctions as a restoration of justice and Israeli sovereignty."
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