Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Congratulates Trump on What he Describes as the “Greatest Comeback”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump on “history’s greatest comeback,” as the former US president appeared poised to clinch victory in the US presidential election.
CNN has not yet called the race: Votes are still being counted across several states. However, according to CNN projections, Trump only needs four more electoral votes to win the presidency.
Trump, who often claims he was the most pro-Israel president in modern history, once touted his close, personal relationship with Netanyahu. But their relationship has soured in recent years, and the former president has been reluctant to speak with him throughout the ongoing war this past year.
During his administration Trump enacted multiple policies to Israel’s benefit, including moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and backing multiple countries in Middle East and North Africa to normalize relations with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords.
Netanyahu previously called Trump the greatest friend Israel has ever had and heralded him for “unequivocally” standing by Israel during Trump’s tenure as commander in chief.
