During these very days, the Israel-Jordan peace
agreement entered its 25th year. In the Peace agreement,
Jordan maintained an option to obtain a territory between
Naharayim, adjacent to the Jordan river, and the Zofar
enclave in the Arava region. We were informed today
that it (Jordan) seeks to act on this option during the 25th year.
We will enter into negotiations with the intent of extending
the ongoing arrangement. There is no doubt,
however, in a broad perception, that the entire
agreement is a vital asset to both countries.
We extend our relations with additional Arab countries
that understand more than ever that Israel is not their enemy.
On the contrary, Israel is standing alongside with them, as one front,
against the Iranian threat as well as other threats of radical Islam.
I do everything in my power so that in the final trial, in preventing
a country that seeks to develop weapons of mass destruction,
and pulls the strings of terror. That in facing it the moderates
and righteous will be victorious. This battle has crucial
consequences on the fate of humanity.