The Jerusalem Post reports:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris in his message to Sunday’s cabinet meeting, conducted over video conference.
“I have a personal, long and warm connection with Joe Biden for nearly 40 years,” Netanyahu said, “and I know him to be a great friend of the State of Israel.”
Netanyahu expressed certainty that he and Biden will work well together and continue to strengthen the US-Israel relationship, in the video message relayed several hours after he tweeted his congratulations.
Israel’s PM waited 12 hours to congratulate Biden and Harris, doesn’t use term “president-elect” https://t.co/yfpFglWYKz
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) November 8, 2020
Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Joe, we’ve had a long & warm personal relationship for nearly 40 years, and I know you as a great friend of Israel. I look forward to working with both of you to further strengthen the special alliance between the U.S. and Israel.
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 8, 2020
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for the friendship you have shown the state of Israel and me personally, for recognizing Jerusalem and the Golan, for standing up to Iran, for the historic peace accords and for bringing the American-Israeli alliance to unprecedented heights.
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 8, 2020
אני רוצה לפתוח בברכות לג׳ו ביידן ולקמלה האריס.
יש לי קשר אישי ארוך וחם עם ג׳ו ביידן, קרוב ל-40 שנה, ואני מכיר אותו כידיד גדול של מדינת ישראל.
אני בטוח שנמשיך לעבוד עם שניהם כדי להמשיך ולחזק את הברית המיוחדת בין ישראל לארה”ב. pic.twitter.com/OdfDn33mSd
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) November 8, 2020