President Isaac Herzog hosted Ambassador Mike Waltz, the United States Representative to the United Nations, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem today, joined by Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon. Their discussions focused on the ongoing diplomatic efforts surrounding UN Security Council Resolution 2803 and President Trump\u2019s Peace Plan, as well as the continued demand for the return of Staff Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last hostage still held in Gaza.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, Herzog thanked Waltz for what he described as the Ambassador\u2019s key role in securing the adoption of the resolution last month. He emphasized that its implementation must move forward quickly to prevent destabilizing forces in the region from exploiting delays.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Ambassador, we’re very happy that you’re here,\u201d Herzog told Waltz, noting the significance of his first official visit to Israel since assuming the role. He praised the resolution as \u201chistoric\u201d and said it establishes \u201ca benchmark for the Day After,\u201d reflecting what he called the grand vision of President Trump. Herzog warned that regional threats such as Iran and its proxies are attempting to regroup, underscoring the need to maintain momentum.<\/p>\n
The President highlighted Israel\u2019s role on what he termed \u201cthe frontier of civilization,\u201d stressing the heavy price paid since October 7th and the importance of ensuring the world understands Israel\u2019s strategic significance. He also raised the international campaign led by his wife addressing the sexual violence perpetrated on October 7th, urging Waltz to keep the issue at the forefront of his agenda.<\/p>\n
Ambassador Waltz, in response, described President Trump\u2019s 20-point plan as \u201cabsolutely historic\u201d and noted that its endorsement by the UN Security Council-by a vote of 13 to 0-was accompanied by public support from Arab and Muslim-majority nations, as well as acceptance from the Palestinian Authority. He credited President Trump, Secretary Rubio, and envoys Witkoff and Kushner for what he called a broad team effort.<\/p>\n
Waltz said the resolution provides a concrete framework for moving forward, including the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian authority to restore essential services in Gaza, a funding mechanism, and an international stabilization force. He reiterated President Trump\u2019s position that \u201cHamas has to go,\u201d stressing that the United States is determined to end what he described as a recurring \u201ccycle of insanity\u201d in which Hamas survives and rebuilds.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the many reasons I’m here,\u201d Waltz said, \u201cis to see that implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Isaac Herzog hosted Ambassador Mike Waltz, the United States Representative to the United Nations, at the President’s…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":438022,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[69,4527,49970,99,36709,139572,50,4352,141276],"class_list":{"0":"post-438021","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-donald-trump","9":"tag-hamas","10":"tag-isaac-herzog","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-israel-us","13":"tag-mike-waltz","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-trump-administration","16":"tag-trump-gaza-peace-plan"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115695771699041302","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}