On his Facebook page, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman referred to the visit of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to Israel 40 years ago and wrote:"40 years after his historic arrival to Israel, I call upon the leaders of the region to follow President Sadat, to come to Jerusalem and turn over a new leaf, not only for Israel's relations with the Arab world, but for the region as a whole."

"The Middle East needs, more than anything else, a coalition of moderate countries that will stand against Iran," he added.