Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

I always say there are three partners in the economy.

Truly, first of all, the Holy One, blessed be He. As I said, there is no other way to explain it.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

This is how God created the world: He chose a land, He chose a people, and when they are together, they flourish.

And when they flourish, they bring light and goodness to the entire world.

Our purpose really is to be a light unto the nations—a beacon of morality, of values, of culture, and of kindness.

And this is the reality.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

The Israeli economy, which is holding up through such a long and expensive war, with such fantastic results—I don’t think there is anything comparable anywhere in the world. That is a miracle.

There is tremendous divine assistance.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel is receiving "divine abundance" from God.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

What, fundamentally, are Christianity and Islam built on?

Everyone knows that there was a Jewish people; they don’t deny history.

But these two religions claim that at some point the Jewish people sinned, and God cast them away and replaced them with themselves.

Christianity says that this begins with "that man"; Islam, with Muhammad.

The Trump administration is drafting a post-war Middle East strategy aimed at containing Iran, stabilizing the region and expanding ties between Israel and Arab states.

The plan could include a U.S.-backed regional alliance, Gaza and Israel-Syria/Lebanon deals, and Saudi-Israeli normalization.

The strategy is still in its early stages and is expected to take several more weeks to finalize.

Source: Axios

Trump:

If a country treats us badly, we have absolutely no obligation to do any trade with them at all.

Trump:

Growth does not cause inflation; stupidity causes inflation.

Trump:

We should be allowed to have a GDP of 12-13-14-15 instead of 2-3-4 all the time.

Reporter: If the Iran conflict is not a war, then what exactly is it?

Trump: I call it a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us; it's not a big thing.

Reporter: On Iran, 18 people have died. We have seen record-long deployments.

Trump: Why is it record-long? How long were we in Vietnam?

Trump on Iran:

We may hit Pickaxe Mountain very soon because if there is anything going on with Pickaxe.

Trump:

We took over Venezuela, and we have essentially taken over Iran.

There's been no shooting for days.

Trump on Putin:

I speak to Putin; I know him very well. Putin is not looking to attack NATO territory.

Trump:

Each point in interest in this country that we pay costs $650 billion dollars.

We should be at 1%; we shouldn't be at 4%.

Trump on Russia:

Witkoff and Kushner are bringing a proposal to end the war to Moscow.

Trump:

I ended eight wars; I get no credit for it.

Did I get the Nobel Prize? No, although the person who got it was nice enough that she gave it to me.

She said, "Nobody in the history of the Nobel Prize deserves it more than you."

But in Norway, they don't like me because they think I am a little conservative.

Trump:

We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries.

We lose $200 billion dollars a year with the European Union. If I didn't trade with them, we would lose nothing.

Trump on Iran:

I said to Xi Jinping, "Please don't get involved with Iran."

They are not really involved; very little involvement by China.

China could have plenty of involvement.

Trump on the Strait of Hormuz:

Pipelines are being built right now. The road through Syria is being built; it's open, actually. People are taking trucks through Syria — massive trucks with oil in them.

A lot of alternatives are being made to the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz is not what it used to be.

Trump on Russia:

I sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two great negotiators.

They have done a great job.