JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Rabbi of the city of Tzfat, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, responded on Monday morning to remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said that the State of Israel would not survive two hours without him.

In his comments, Rabbi Eliyahu referred to the long history of the Jewish people and said that the existence of the people of Israel does not depend on any particular leader.

“We just wanted to remind Trump that the people of Israel survived 3,000 years without Trump and will continue to do so after him as well,” he said. “The Jewish people existed under far more difficult conditions. When we were scattered among the nations and every generation attempts were made to destroy us, we had no state of our own, and yet we survived—even without Trump.”

Rabbi Eliyahu also referred to Israel’s wars and noted that during the War of Independence, Israel did not receive American military assistance:

“Not even a single bullet was sent, and yet we defeated all the Arab countries.”

He added that even on the eve of the Six-Day War, Israel faced severe restrictions: “France and the United States imposed an arms embargo banning the sale of weapons to us. And yet we defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, all in six days.”

The rabbi also criticized past political agreements, which he said ended in failure:“So it was with the Oslo Accords, signed under pressure from the then U.S. president, which led to great bloodshed and thousands of deaths. So it was with the disengagement from Gaza, another foolish agreement that brought only disasters and damage.”

However, he also expressed appreciation for the United States’ support for Israel: “We thank the U.S. for what you have helped us with, but we are not indebted. In our war, we also brought salvation to the Western world, which stood idly by in the face of the Iranian cancer that sought to conquer and impose radical Islam on the world.”

At the end of his remarks, he directly addressed the American president, warning against agreements he believes amount to concessions to the enemies of the West: “We advise Trump: do not sign the Munich agreements of our time. In those agreements, Chamberlain conceded to Hitler and brought about World War II. Do not repeat that mistake.”

He added:“Trump has little time left to decide how history will remember him—either as a leader who stood with the people of Israel and brought light to the world, or as someone who became confused into thinking he runs the world and left destruction behind him.”