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Netanyahu: 'Mr Trump, by recognising history, you made history'

Addressing American dignitaries assembled in Jerusalem for the opening of the new US embassy, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "We have no better friends in the world - you stand for Israel and for Jerusalem."  

He continued: "Friends, what a glorious day, remember this day, this is history. Mr Trump, by recognising history, you made history."

"All of us are deeply moved and grateful. The embassy of the most powerful nation on earth, the United States of America."