Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has doubled down on his tweet that hailed President Trump’s plan to build a wall along US-Mexico border. His comments have attracted criticism from Mexican and Israeli officials as well as Jewish Mexicans who have witnessed a rise in anti-Semitism. Ynetnews.com reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau responded on Monday to the current strain on Israel-Mexico relations, following a tweet he pose that hailed US President Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. His tweet had already garnered the condemnation of the Mexican Foreign Ministry and criticism from Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri (Shas). Netanyahu referred to the diplomatic crisis during a Likud faction meeting. “President Trump praised the fence built according to my guidance along the border with Egypt. He said it almost completely halted illegal infiltration to Israel, and I said he was right. As a result, he retweeted what I wrote. And from this molehill the commentators have made a mountain in the press. “These are the same commentators who said that I should have given up on Israeli security assets to maintain good relationships with the previous president. And now they’re saying ‘You hurt Mexico, you’ve ruined our relationship [...]
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