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'The world needs more Trumps!' - Knesset speaker hails US President as 'giant of Jewish history'

'The world needs more Trumps!' - Knesset speaker hails US President as 'giant of Jewish history'

"Knesset speaker Amir Ohana said the 'world needs more Trumps' - and joked that the teleprompter had been 'checked' by the US president's team - as he spoke to the parliament on Monday. It came following Trump's technical issues with the UN General Assembly recently. "By the way, President Trump, your team has checked the teleprompter. It is working beautifully. What the world needs, what the world needs now are more leaders who are brave, resolute, strong, and bold. The world needs more Trumps," he said. He added that the US leader was a 'giant of Jewish history' and also said that he could now remove the 'plaque' or pin for the Hamas hostages now they had returned home. Trump and his core team, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador Mike Huckabee received huge applause in the parliament. The US president is in Israel to address the Knesset and meet with Benjamin Netanyahu and the families of hostages, before flying to Egypt for the official signing of the peace deal. The final twenty living hostages were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross earlier. The bodies of 28 deceased hostages will also be returned later, while around 1,700 Palestinians detained in Gaza since October 2023 and 250 more serving life sentences, will be freed under the deal. The first phase of the deal, agreed by Israel and Hamas last week, includes the ceasefire, the swapping of hostages and prisoners, and the Israeli military withdrawal to the 'yellow line' in Gaza. Subsequent phases will include the governance of Gaza, the future of Hamas and the reconstruction of the enclave. "

'I know the teleprompters are working well...the Knesset welcomes you to Jerusalem, our eternal capital' - Netanyahu

'I know the teleprompters are working well...the Knesset welcomes you to Jerusalem, our eternal capital' - Netanyahu

"Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu joked that the 'teleprompters are working well' ahead of Donald Trump's own address to the Knesset on Monday - following the US president's technical issues at the UN General Assembly. "I know that the teleprompters are working well, though I'm not using them. But I'm not sure about the translation. So I'll say words in English. President Trump, the Knesset welcomes you and your distinguished delegation to Jerusalem, our eternal capital," he said. Trump and his core team, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador Mike Huckabee received huge applause in the parliament. The US president is in Israel to address the Knesset and meet with Netanyahu and the families of hostages, before flying to Egypt for the official signing of the peace deal. The final twenty living hostages were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross earlier. The bodies of 28 deceased hostages will also be returned later, while around 1,700 Palestinians detained in Gaza since October 2023 and 250 more serving life sentences, will be freed under the deal. The first phase of the deal, agreed by Israel and Hamas last week, includes the ceasefire, the swapping of hostages and prisoners, and the Israeli military withdrawal to the 'yellow line' in Gaza. Subsequent phases will include the governance of Gaza, the future of Hamas and the reconstruction of the enclave. "