Fact-checking Trump’s speech to Israel’s Knesset
President Donald Trump celebrated the agreement between Hamas and Israel, using familiar talking points and misleading attacks on his predecessors.
During his speech in Israel, Trump framed the agreement as a "historic dawn of a new Middle East." He addressed the Knesset, Israel's parliament, stating:
"This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God."
Author's summary: Trump's speech in Israel marked a new era.