Pitan and Netanyahu agree to meet soon after further ‘loving conversation’

And Israeli President Ruwan Rivlin Tweeted On Tuesday he spoke with Biden, who called him an “old friend” of Israel, “knowing that our friendship is based on values ​​beyond discriminatory politics.”

Netanyahu is the latest world leader to speak with Biden in the two weeks since Election Day, following in the footsteps of French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Irish Taoist Michael Martin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Chinese government and Pope Francis have also congratulated the president-elect.

But the news of Netanyahu’s conversation with Pita could particularly crush Trump, as the current president and prime minister have developed geopolitical and political alliances in recent years.

The Trump administration has largely pursued a policy of favoring Israel in the Middle East and focusing on protecting it from regional threats such as Iran. Meanwhile, Netanyahu has used a video of his diplomacy with Trump to promote his Likud party in the Israeli assembly elections.

But election-related tensions in their relationship became apparent last month, especially with Netanyahu Denied An opportunity to publicly criticize Pita during a phone call with Trump at the Oval Office, despite the president’s encouragement to do so.