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First MK in Netanyahu’s Likud party congratulates Biden on election win
MK Nir Barkat congratulates Joe Biden on his win in the US presidential race, becoming the first lawmaker in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud party to do so.
“I congratulate Joe Biden… and believe that under his leadership the courageous and positive relationship between the two countries will continue,” Barkat writes on Twitter.
He also thanks Trump for “his incredible contribution to the State of Israel” during his tenure.
“You will be forever engraved in history of Israel as a true friend of ours,” Barkat says.
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