Mr. Hegseth in 5778 at the annual Arutz Sheva – Israel National News conference.
As quoted:
“I, and others, had a chance to go see the Western Wall, the Temple Mount, the Western Wall Tunnels, and so much of the Old City,” he said. “When you stand there, you cannot help but behold the miracle before you.
“It got me thinking about another miracle I hope all of you don’t see as too far away. 1917 was a miracle, 1948 was a miracle, 1967 was a miracle, 2017, the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was a miracle, and there’s no reason why the miracle of the reestablishment of the Temple on the Temple Mount is not possible.
“I don’t know how it would happen, you don’t know how it would happen, but I know that it could happen, that’s all I know.”