Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lavished praise on US President Donald Trump during a special address to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, on Monday, calling him “the greatest friend that the State of Israel has ever had in the White House”. The Israeli leader thanked Trump for a series of key decisions that he said transformed Israel’s security and diplomatic landscape, even as the two leaders marked the end of two years of war and looked to the future of a fragile ceasefire. Netanyahu also announced that he had nominated Trump for the Israel Prize, the country’s highest civilian honour, citing his “pivotal leadership” in supporting Israel during war and in pushing forward peace proposals. The nomination comes as Trump made a high-profile visit to Israel, where he was

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