Netanyahu Says He Has Spoken to Trump 3 Times Since He Won

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Sept. 15, 2020. Netanyahu is in Washington to participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords. Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump multiple times since he won.

“In recent days, I have spoken three times with US President-elect Donald Trump,” he said in a video posted on X on Nov. 10. “These were very good and important talks designed to further enhance the steadfast bond between Israel and the US.”

“We see eye-to-eye on the Iranian threat in all its aspects, and on the dangers they reflect. We also see the great opportunities facing Israel, in the area of peace and its expansion, and in other areas,” he continued.

The video, overall, was about Netanyahu talking about the need to combat anti-Semitism. He mentioned the recent attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, after which 60 people were arrested.

“We will never capitulate to anti-Semitism or terrorism. We will continue to defend our state and our citizens in every arena, against any threat, especially the Iranian threat,” he said.

Netanyahu was the first world leader to congratulate Trump on his Nov. 5 victory.

“Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!” he posted on X. “Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America.”

This comes amid Israel’s fights against the Iran-backed terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah since Hamas launched an air, land, and sea assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023—the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.

Netanyahu enjoyed a close relationship with Trump during his first term as president.

Trump relocated the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, eliminated Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and brokered peace deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan called the Abraham Accords.

During the election campaign, Trump laid out a pro-Israel vision and has said he would work toward ending the Israel–Hamas war if elected.

“Get it over with and let’s get back to peace and stop killing people,” he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in April.

“You’ve got to get it over with, and you have to get back to normalcy,” he said. “And I’m not sure that I’m loving the way they’re doing it, because you’ve got to have victory. You have to have a victory, and it’s taking a long time.”

Trump also pledged to deport those on college and university campuses who are on a student visa and express support for Hamas. He also vowed to end federal funding to campuses that fail to deal with anti-Semitism experienced by Jewish and pro-Israel students at institutions such as Columbia University.