PM Netanyahu's Remarks Before Leaving for Washington
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Sunday, 1 March 2015), made the
following remarks before departing for the US:

"A few days before the Fast of Esther, I am leaving for Washington on a
fateful, even historic, mission. I feel that I am the emissary of all
Israelis, even those who disagree with me, of the entire Jewish People. I am
deeply and genuinely concerned for the security of all Israelis, for the
fate of the nation, and for the fate of our people and I will do my utmost
to ensure our future."