Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led world leaders on Wednesday in congratulating former Donald Trump on his presidential election victory, calling it “a new beginning for America and a powerful commitment to the great alliance with the Jewish state.” .
“Congratulations on the greatest comeback in history!” netanyahu Posted on x On Wednesday morning, there was a photo of him and his wife, Sarah, next to the president-elect.
“Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful commitment to the great alliance between Israel and America,” Netanyahu said.
“This is a huge win!” He signed off: “In true friendship, Yours, Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu.”
Other world leaders also congratulated Trump, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said he hoped he would eventually be able to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. “We look forward to an era of a stronger United States under the decisive leadership of President Trump,” Zelensky said.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also said he looked forward to working with Trump following his “historic” victory. “As our closest allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defense of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise,” he said.
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni also expressed confidence in an even stronger bond, saying that their “unbreakable alliance, common values” and “historic friendship… will now be even stronger.”
Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reflected on how surprising Trump’s victory was. “They threatened to send him to jail, they took his property, they wanted to kill him… and yet he won,” Orbán said.
Trump has told Netanyahu that he wants him end the war in gaza By the time he takes charge in January.
Polls before the election showed Trump in favor received tremendous support among Israeli citizens.
After congratulating President Biden after the 2020 elections went in his favor, he got angry at Netanyahu and accused him of being disloyal.
Trump’s previous administration had taken unprecedented steps to support Israel – including lifting objections to its settlements in the West Bank and recognizing Jerusalem as its capital.
Trump claimed his decision Recognize Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heightswhich it captured from Syria in the 1967 war, helped Netanyahu win Israeli elections in 2019.
Trump said, “There was no one who worked harder for Netanyahu than me.” told Axios at the time“There was no one who did more for Israel than me. And the first person to rush to welcome Joe Biden was Netanyahu.
with post wires
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