From the Liveblog of
Friday, January 20, 2017
Netanyahu: Alliance with US under Trump will be stronger than ever
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants relations with the United States to be “stronger than ever” after Donald Trump becomes president.
Netanyahu congratulates his “friend” Trump in a tweet before his inauguration, saying he is looking forward “to working closely with you to make the alliance between Israel and the USA stronger than ever.”
מזל טוב לידידי הנשיא טראמפ. אני מצפה לעבוד איתך בשיתוף פעולה הדוק כדי שהברית בין ישראל וארה"ב תהיה חזקה מתמיד. שבת שלום ????????????????
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) January 20, 2017
Meanwhile, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reports that security services have presented Netanyahu with a series of scenarios about potential Palestinian violence if Trump follows through on his promise to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
–AFP
The Times of Israel Community.