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November 9, 2012

Israeli Deputy PM: "Not a Good Morning" for Netanyahu Following Obama Re-Election 
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confronting a new
diplomatic challenge with President Obama's re-election. After publicly
defying the Obama administration on West Bank settlements, pushing for a
military attack on Iran, and even appearing to back Mitt Romney in the
presidential race, Netanyahu is facing pressure from within his
government to repair strained Israeli-U.S. ties. Hours after Obama's
victory, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai said: "This has not
been a very good morning for Netanyahu." Later in the day, Netanyahu
staged a news conference with U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro to publicly
congratulate Obama on his win.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "I want to congratulate
President Obama on his re-election. I think the United States of America
again demonstrated why it's the greatest democracy on earth. The
security relationship between the United States and Israel is rock
solid, and I look forward to working with President Obama to further
strengthen this relationship, and I look forward to working with him to
advance our goals of peace and security."

Netanyahu followed up his comments with a personal telephone call to
Obama on Thursday.

 

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