Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations after she resigned on Tuesday, following a tenure in which she asserted Washington’s support for Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations after she resigned on Tuesday, following a tenure in which she asserted Washington’s support for Israel.
« I thank ambassador Nikki Haley for her uncompromising struggle against the hypocrisy of the UN, » he wrote in Hebrew on his official Twitter account, wishing her success in her future endeavours.
Haley has been a favourite in Israel as she pushed a hawkish line on Iran — Israel’s implacable foe — and led the United States in quitting the UN Human Rights Council, accusing it of bias against Washington and Israel.
Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, in a statement praised the outgoing ambassador: « Thank you, Nikki Haley! Thank you for standing with the truth without fear. »
The country’s education minister Naftali Bennett, head of the religious nationalist Jewish Home party, echoed the sentiment.
« On behalf of the Israeli people: Thank you for what you’ve done for Israel. We will not forget, » he tweeted.
The left-leaning Israeli daily Haaretz, meanwhile, said Haley has « repeatedly defended Israel’s government from criticism, and criticised the Palestinians many times. »
