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    President Rivlin addresses opening evening of the Conference of Presidents’ annual Israel Leadership mission

    President Rivlin: “We are one people. The threats we face, are not small, they are big but so are the opportunities. Let’s continue together to work together for all of us, and all peoples”.
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    PM Netanyahu addresses Munich Security Conference

    PM Netanyahu: "Israel will not allow Iran's regime to put a noose of terror around our neck. We will act without hesitation to defend ourselves, And we will act if necessary, not just against Iran's proxies that are attacking us, but against Iran itself."
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    PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visit Munich Olympic massacre memorial

    PM​ Netanyahu: "There is special meaning to the fact that we are standing at the place where 11 of our athletes were murdered just because they were Jews and Israelis. Millions were slaughtered here just because they were Jews.​"
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    PM Netanyahu attends festive dinner hosted by Bavarian Deputy Minister-President Ilse Aigner

    PM Netanyahu:"Security is not the only aspect of policy, but it is the one that ensures that all others’ good policies are possible, for without security, we will deteriorate very rapidly into a world of chaos, tyranny and violence. Security comes first."
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    PM Netanyahu shows piece of Iranian UAV shot down by Israel on February 10

    PM Netanyahu: "Here's a piece of that Iranian drone, or what's left of it after we shot it down. Mr. Zarif, do you recognize this? You should. It's yours. You can take back with you a message to the tyrants of Tehran: Do not test Israel's resolve.""
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    PM Netanyahu speaks with Polish PM Morawiecki

    Prime Miniser Netanyahu told him that the remarks that were made were unacceptable and that there was no basis for comparing the actions of Poles during the Holocaust to those of Jews. ​
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    Statement by PM Netanyahu on Polish Prime Minister's remarks

    PM Netanyahu: "The Polish Prime Minister's remarks here in Munich are outrageous. There is a problem here of an inability to understand history and a lack of sensitivity to the tragedy of our people. I intend to speak with him forthwith."
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    PM Netanyahu meets with UNSG Guterres

    The Prime Minister said that Israel would not allow Iran to establish a military presence in Syria and added that Israel would act against any Iranian attempt to build bases in Syria.
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    PM Netanyahu departs for Munich Security Conference

    PM Netanyahu: "I am leaving for the Munich Security Conference​ in Germany. This is the most important security conference in the world. I have been invited to present Israel's position to the assembled heads of state and defense ministers."
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    PM Netanyahu meets with Hungarian Security Policy and Foreign Policy Advisor Jozsef Czukor

    The meeting was in continuation of Prime Minister Netanyahu's participation in the Visegrad Group summit ​on 19 July 2017 in Budapest, where he offered to host the summit in Israel.
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    President Rivlin meets with delegation of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    President Rivlin: “This year Israel is marking 70 years of independence, but the Joint has been standing behind Israel for even longer. For more than a hundred years, since World War One, you have been a safety net for our people,”
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    Laureates of 2018 Wolf Prize in Music and Sciences announced

    The five awards will be divided this year between nine winners from five countries. The prizes will be presented to the winners by President Rivlin at a special ceremony to be held at the Knesset in Jerusalem, at the end of May 2018.
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    Statement from PM Netanyahu's Office

    PM Netanyahu updated the Americans on the initiatives being raised in the Knesset.
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    U.S.–Israel Foreign Policy Dialogue readout

    The dialogue addressed issues of mutual interest in the Middle East and across the globe. Both sides expressed interest in continuing this dialogue on a regular basis in Washington and Jerusalem.
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    PM Netanyahu's remarks at the start of the Cabinet meeting

    Yesterday we made it unequivocally clear to everyone that our rules of action have not changed one bit; we will continue to strike at every attempt to strike at us. This has been our policy and it will remain our policy.
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