Nonetheless, the prime minister says it is vital for Israel to "retain security control" in the West Bank.

"To me it seemed like the opposite happened: Wednesday night did not mark the death of the Palestinian state. It was more like the resurrection of one."

The ADL released a statement calling Trump's response to questions about the rise of antisemitism in the US "mind-boggling."

On Thursday Liberman turned to the Palestinian leadership to urge Hamas to lay down its arms in order to set the stage to facilitate direct negotiations and compromises between the two sides.

Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi will hold the communications portfolio on an interim basis.

“There is a joint strategic understanding and deep friendship,” Netanyahu said.

Liberman said that three central problems facing the two countries and that must be dealt with were "Iran, Iran and Iran."

Nachmias-Verbin: They should deal with the promises they spread around.