'As a Christian, I certainly believe that's possible,' Sec. Pompeo said when asked whether the president had an explicitly divine mission.
When the interview turned to Iranian aggression in the Middle East, Pompeo was asked whether he thought"President Trump right now has been sort of raised for such a time as this, just like Queen Esther, to help save the Jewish people from the Iranian menace.
Thursday is Purim, the holiday that commemorates the rescue of the Jewish people from genocide on the orders of Haman, a minister under the Persian King Xerxes I. The Old Testament Book of Esther relates that Esther, Xerxes' queen, persuaded the king to revoke the order, saving the Jews of the kingdom.
In a joint news conference with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Pompeo said,"Israel has no better friend than the United States," adding:"These are not just words. This is what we do on a daily basis for the benefit of us both." Pompeo didn't address Trump's tweet on Thursday that"it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty over the Golan Heights," the disputed territory that Israel captured from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967.
After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!Netanyahu, who is facing a tough battle for re-election next month, said Trump"has just made history," calling the president's statement"a Purim miracle.
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