Israel president Herzog says Middle East peace worth cost

Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke to a group of US businessmen at the conference. Yale CEO meeting At a meeting on Tuesday, he said he understood concerns about the cost of war against Iran, but argued it was a necessary price for “a better horizon for the Middle East.”

Herzog called the war launched by the United States and Israel on February 28 a “big moment for the region” that effectively united against Iran and its policy of terrorism.

Speaking remotely via video at the event in Washington, Herzog said, “You want a different future for the Middle East.” “For the first time, we are acting together with a NATO-like structure, because we are all being bombed by Iran and we are all fighting against Iran.

“I know this is not easy for you in the business world,” the Israeli president said. “Everyone looks at the data and the cost. We understand.”

“But we all understand that sometimes you have to take difficult steps to achieve a reasonable horizon target for the Middle East and an even better horizon target for the Middle East,” Herzog said. he said. “Undermining Iran’s capabilities, [the] Rule number 1.”

Business leaders in the room at the invite-only event included: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, AOL co-founder Steve Case, Washington Commanders partner Mark Ein, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel and Lazard CEO Peter Orszag.

Asked whether U.S. and Israeli leaders have a long-term plan for Iran, Herzog said, “I’ve been quite impressed by the very close cooperation and joint analysis on many levels.”

The Trump administration faces questions about the length of the war. Trump criticized previous presidents for prolonging other conflicts in the Middle East.

Herzog, meanwhile, praised the cooperation between the United States and Israel.

“The incredible cooperation that we have between our militaries is unprecedented. We even had people comparing it to some of the alliances of our allies in World War II, which means we share so much on so many levels in this world, it’s pretty incredible,” Herzog said. he said.

Herzog also said the war had “significantly” damaged Iran’s military, government and infrastructure, allowing “the people there to rise up.”

“We don’t know if they will,” he added. “Two months ago, [Iran’s regime] He slaughtered 50,000 people; This is so cruel and so terrible that we realize that we are facing the real ‘Empire of Evil’ in the world.

“So the big plan is, first of all, to significantly weaken them, and that’s what’s been done,” Herzog said.