(Ha'aretz) Amir Tibon - Arab states are no longer "dancing to the Palestinians' tune," Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer said on Wednesday at an embassy reception in Washington for the Jewish New Year. "Opponents of recognition [of Jerusalem as Israel's capital] argued that it would harm America's standing in the Arab world and undermine America's relationship with Arab states," Dermer said. "Despite the best efforts of the Palestinian leaders to whip up opposition to Trump's Jerusalem decision, the response in the Arab world was mostly silence." Dermer also thanked Trump in his speech for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on Iran's economy. "This dramatically improved Israel's security and it may change the trajectory of the entire Middle East." He added that the decision has diminished the likelihood of war in the region by weakening Iran.
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