The threats have not disappeared, but we can defend ourselves.

PM Netanyahu's Remarks upon his Return to Israel from Canada and the US
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned a short while ago today
(Wednesday), 7.3.12, from his visit to Canada, where he met with Prime
Minister Stephen Harper, and the US, where he met with President Barack
Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
and members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Upon landing, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "I return from a very important
visit to the US and Canada
http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/usa0312 . I was received warmly,
we have many courageous friends.

We are returning for Purim
http://goisrael.com/Tourism_Eng/Tourist%20Information/Jewish%20Themes/Holidays/Pages/Purim.aspx
, and this evening we will read in the Book of Esther
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Bible/Esthertoc.html about
those days in which Jews were not masters of their fate and could not defend
themselves.

Today we are in a different world and a different era; we have a strong
state and army.

The threats have not disappeared, but we can defend ourselves.

We have very many friends that stand at our side and will do so at all
times."