The president’s instincts on the United Nations and “Palestine” are correct. But his Gaza plan, cooked up by Jared Kushner and Tony Blair, is as misguided as other schemes. Opinion.

<p>Opposition leader Yair Lapid: The world saw a tired and whining Israeli prime minister today, in a speech too loaded with used gimmicks.</p><p>Netanyahu did not present his outline for the return of the hostages, did not present a way to end the war, did not explain why after two years Hamas has not yet been defeated.</p><p>Instead of stopping the political tsunami - Netanyahu today worsened Israel's situation.</p>

<p>Minister of Communications Dr. Shlomo Karhi: "Thank you to Prime Minister Netanyahu for a historic, clear and proud speech, which proved to the world Israel's position, its righteousness and its strength.</p><p>Netanyahu proved to the world that Israel is the key to the solution: a strong, innovative and moral state that stands at the forefront of the enlightened countries' fight against terrorism, and is capable of bringing the peoples of the region to an era of peace, prosperity and security.</p><p>The countries that seek to establish a Palestinian state within Israel - encourage terror and murder against Jews and against the West. It will never happen! We will not surrender to terror - we will defeat it with God's help!"</p>

<p>Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir congratulates "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a powerful and important speech from the UN stage.</p><p>"We must continue with all our strength: Defeat the Hamas monsters in Gaza quickly, while stopping the "humanitarian" aid that the Prime Minister declared in his speech was stolen by Hamas, and bury the nightmare of the "Palestinian" state - to crush the terrorist organization that calls itself the "Palestinian Authority" in Judea and Samaria, which should be an inseparable part of the State of Israel. Until complete victory."</p>

<p>Defense Minister Israel Katz: "I congratulate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his speech at the UN General Assembly.</p><p>A resolute and clear speech that emphasized the righteousness of Israel's war on the Islamic axis of evil and the vision of expanding the Abraham Accords for peace with additional countries in the region.</p><p>Our mission is clear: to return all the hostages and defeat Hamas and ensure the security of the State of Israel."</p>

<p>El Al announced that it will operate a dedicated rescue flight from Bucharest to Israel on Saturday night, after hundreds of Hasidic Jews returning from Uman were stranded in Romania due to congestion at border crossings and cancellations of flights by foreign airlines.</p><p>According to El Al, the flight will be operated on one of its large aircraft, with over 300 seats offered to the organizers of the canceled flights. El Al noted that the move was agreed upon after discussions with Shas Chairman MK Rabbi Aryeh Deri, the Minister of Transportation and the Minister of Finance.</p><p>It was also stated that the company will continue to assist Israelis in emergency situations around the world and to enable their safe return to Israel.</p>

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