Trump urges Israel to ‘stay strong’ till January 20
Netanyahu tweets his thanks as president-elect slams UN resolution on settlements, saying US can’t keep treating Jewish state with ‘total disdain’
US President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at the Obama administration on Wednesday over its decision not to veto the recent UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
Taking to his preferred medium of Twitter, the Republican president-elect said that Washington cannot continue to treat Israel “with such total disdain and disrespect.”
Trump also implied that under Obama, the US was no longer “a great friend” to the Jewish state.
“We cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. They used to have a great friend in the U.S., but…” Trump wrote. “Not anymore. The beginning of the end was the horrible Iran deal, and now this (UN)! Stay strong Israel, January 20th is fast approaching!”
We cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. They used to have a great friend in the U.S., but…….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2016
not anymore. The beginning of the end was the horrible Iran deal, and now this (U.N.)! Stay strong Israel, January 20th is fast approaching!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the tweet minutes after it was posted, thanking Trump for his “warm friendship and your clear-cut support.” He also included the Twitter handles of Trump’s children Ivanka and Eric Jr.
President-elect Trump, thank you for your warm friendship and your clear-cut support for Israel! ????????????????@IvankaTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr https://t.co/lURPimG0wS
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) December 28, 2016
Earlier this week, Trump criticized the UN on Twitter for the vote, vowing the ineffective world body would see an overhaul once he took office.
“The United Nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!” he tweeted.
Israel responded furiously to the UN Security Council resolution, downgrading ties with the countries that voted in favor and calling in their ambassadors on Christmas Day for a dressing-down.
Trump, who publicly called for the US to veto the resolution, has repeatedly criticized Obama’s policies on Middle East.
