Netanyahu leads world leaders in congratulating Trump on election victory: ‘History’s greatest comeback!’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led world leaders successful congratulating erstwhile Donald Trump connected his statesmanlike predetermination triumph Wednesday, calling it “a caller opening for America and a powerful recommitment to nan awesome alliance” pinch nan Jewish state.

“Congratulations connected history’s top comeback!” Netanyahu posted connected X early Wednesday, pinch a image of himself and his woman Sara adjacent to nan president-elect.

“Your historical return to nan White House offers a caller opening for America and a powerful recommitment to nan awesome confederation betwixt Israel and America,” Netanyahu said.

“This is simply a immense victory!” he wrote, signing off: “In existent friendship, yours, Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu.”

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump connected his predetermination victory. X / @netanyahu

Other world leaders besides jumped to congratulate Trump, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said he hopes they will yet beryllium capable to extremity Russia’s warfare connected Ukraine. “We look guardant to an era of a beardown United States of America nether President Trump’s decisive leadership,” Zelenskey said.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer besides said he was eager to activity pinch Trump aft his “historic” win. “As nan closest of allies, we guidelines enarthrosis to enarthrosis successful defense of our shared values of freedom, populist and enterprise,” he said.

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni besides expressed assurance successful an moreover stronger bond, saying their “unshakeable alliance, communal values” and “historic friendship… will now fortify moreover more.”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, meanwhile, reflected conscionable really astonishing Trump’s triumph was. “They threatened him pinch prison, they took his property, they wanted to termination him … and he still won,” Orban said.

Trump has told Netanyahu that he wants him to end nan warfare successful Gaza by nan clip he takes agency successful January.

Polls up of nan predetermination showed Trump had overwhelming support among Israeli citizens.

He had fumed astatine Netanyahu aft he congratulated President Biden aft nan 2020 predetermination had been called successful his favor, accusing him of being disloyal.

Trump’s erstwhile management had taken unprecedented steps to support Israel — including dropping objections to its settlements successful nan West Bank and recognizing Jerusalem arsenic its capital. 

Trump claimed his determination to recognize Israel’s annexation of nan Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria successful nan 1967 war, helped Netanyahu triumph nan Israeli elections successful 2019.

“There was nary 1 who did much for Netanyahu than me,” Trump told Axios astatine nan time. “There was nary 1 who did for Israel much than I did. And nan first personification to tally to shake hands Joe Biden was Netanyahu.”

With Post wires