Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks today at the CyberTech Israel 2017 Conference:
It's not possible, as yet, to have a very broad cooperation for cyber security between many governments but it's important to have cooperation between some governments, and especially like-minded governments and that I think can come out of this discussion between President Trump and myself. We already had important discussions with the US government but I think we need to expand this and recognize that there's a core interest of the civilized countries and the democratic countries to protect themselves and their citizens against cyber-attacks. The more we work together, the stronger and safer we'll become.
I encourage everyone here to invest in Israel, cooperate with Israeli companies, I'm sure you recognize the spirit, you sense it, it's powerful and strong and friendly. I think we're truly sitting on the cutting edge of this new technology and we've had many successes in ensuring our security. It's not an accident as one would say. It's not an accident that in the froth and gushing of this entire Middle East and beyond Israel is a secure and safe environment. We have invested in our security in creative ways, successful ways, not only in the digital area, sometimes in the physical area.
We stand, all of us, at the nexus of big data, connectivity and artificial intelligence. Great opportunities but great challenges. And Israel, we're exploiting these opportunities and we're meeting these challenges. I invite you to do both with us. And it's my ardent hope that the nations around the world will come together to defeat our common threats and seize our vast opportunities. There is no better place to do so than the State of Israel.