Thread by @TamarBeeri

On my way to hear @NikkiHaley speak in Tel Aviv. Will be live-tweeting!

Awaiting patiently...

She has arrived! @NikkiHaley

Important to remember that the event is by the Israeli Center on Addiction. @PresidentRuvi sent in a video: "May the coming decade bring with it a positive change in the treatment of addiction."

Before getting onstage, @NikkiHaley is smiling and clapping along as Rami Kleinstein performs "Small Gifts" (matanot ktanot)

"It's great to be back in Israel again! It's just a real thrill to be here." @NikkiHaley is speaking about her American-dream-style childhood.
"We weren't white enough to be white, we weren't black enough to be black."

"One day, I was telling my mom how hard it was to make a dollar and how easy it was for the government to take it." @NikkiHaley told how she started in politics.

"Everyone in this room knows someone that has an addiction, and what's so important [is that] we start to address this. We always talk about how strong Israel is. You're only as strong as the help of your people."

"Israel is one big family and you have to take care of each other." -@NikkiHaley addresses the problem of addiction

"When you push through fear, you suddenly find out how strong you are on the other side. I think it's very important to always speak truth to power. It's important that you fight for what you believe in, even if you're fighting alone." @NikkiHaley speaks on being a woman in power

"And when that fails, wear some heels."

"It was a shock when I was in the UN, this obsession over Israel. I believe after the 1967 war, they realized they will never be able to defeat Israel on the battlefield. So when they said, 'vote against Israel,' these countries voted against Israel because of the oil."

"When you ask those countries what they really think, they don't hate Israel. Other countries are actually inspired by Israel. Once they see the country... their minds get changed."

"They started to talk about other issues in the region. I would refuse to talk about Israel... and they followed suit. We got a majority vote for addressing Hamas as the terror organizations that it is."

"I think it's important that we continue to tell the story of Israel, not just about the plight with the Palestinians. I think Israel is so much more than the Israeli-Palestinian issue. They don't hate you as much as they think."

"I had heard that they would bash Israel, but to see it and to hear it was truly one of the most amazing things I had ever seen. They were passing that resolution, 2334, that was very disrespectful. And what bothered me so much was that the US abstained from that vote."

"Everyone at the audience stood up and applauded, and there was Danny [Danon]. Danny was desperately trying to get a hold of the American ambassador to ask what was going on... I told Danny, 'Under my watch, that will never happen again.'"

The resolutions "don't matter. With peace, there has to be fairness, and that's where the United Nations lacks." -@NikkiHaley

Haley said that "it was our sovereign right to put our embassy wherever we wanted. If Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, which it is," that's where the embassy should be.
"It took great courage for the president to... acknowledge this great truth."

"By acknowledging a truce, we thought it took us a step closer to peace."
Coming up: #DealOfTheCentury talks with @NikkiHaley

"I did see the early forms of the plan. I can tell you that Jared Kushner put a lot of time into it. It was very, very thoughtful. During the entire process, the #1 priority was the national security of Israel. It is a plan that is doable. You do deserve peace."-@NikkiHaley

@NikkiHaley says there is no danger of surrounding #Arab countries cancelling their peace agreements with #Israel.

"The reason why I have hope is: yes, the Palestinians have said they are not going to come to the table... but if the Arab countries don't run to the Palestinian side, they may see that they don't have the backing that they had before. Watch what the Arab countries do."

"When the [PA] realizes that they don't have the backing they think they have, I think we might see a shift." -@NikkiHaley

@realDonaldTrump @netanyahu "were looking for something sustainable. Now, looking at the Israeli elections, it's hard to know if this is ever going to end."

"I think [the rise in antisemitism] is very alarming. Anytime you see that kind of hate, you have to talk about it more, we have to educate. I also think that it's really important that we acknowledge antisemitism for what it is. Antisemitism is just like racim: it's hate."

@NikkiHaley shakes her head disappointedly as the host discusses the claims of difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism.

"Everything has to stop when it comes to hate. We have to really count on our public officials. The Jewish community is a little more reserved when this happens. When they feel uncomfortable, they should say something." -@NikkiHaley on #antisemitism

"Many people ask how I got out of office without a tweet [by @realDonaldTrump]. I told him the truth. He is a very good listener. Once he makes a decision, he follows it through. What he cares about more than anything else is keeping his promises." -@NikkiHaley

"With the Soleimani killing, he had really showed patience for a long time. The president showed great restrain, but when the American contractor was killed, that was the first step. I think the world is a safer place without Soleimani in it." -@NikkiHaley

My latest for @Jerusalem_Post: @NikkiHaley explains that the #DealOfTheCentury has Israel as the #1 priority.
She also recommended wearing heels. jpost.com/Middle-East/Ni…