Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, were guests of U.S. Ambassador David Friedman at a 4th of July party held Tuesday evening at the Jerusalem International Convention Center.

Speaking at the event, the first official U.S. July 4th celebration held in Jerusalem, both Netanyahu and Friedman praised U.S. President Donald Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Netanyahu also expressed his thanks to the government of Bahrain for hosting the U.S.-sponsored Peace to Prosperity workshop last week.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)