Trump Wants Netanyahu To Attend Inauguration

Unlike President Obama, President Elect Donald Trump is working on strengthening the United State’s relationship with our closest ally, Israel.

It is being reported that Trump is planning to invite Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the inauguration on January 20, 2017. Jared Kushner, Trump’s son in law, is leading the efforts.

Following Trump’s victory, Netanyahu congratulated Trump and the two discussed meeting in the near future.

Last week, the U.S. relationship with Israel was damaged when the Obama administration allowed for an anti-Israel resolution to be passed by the UN after the U.S. abstained from the vote.

Netanyahu is highly critical of the U.S. abstention and resolution, calling it  an “ambush”, accusing the U.S. of colluding against Israel. He has also vowed to not uphold the “despicable anti-Israeli resolution.”

“Yesterday, in stark contrast to this commitment [to not dictate terms of a permanent settlement to Israel through the UN], the Obama administration took a shameful anti-Israel step at the UN. The decision not only does not bring peace closer, but it makes it more distant.”

Despite the hard blow to Israel’s security, Netanyahu said he is hopeful that a Presidency under Donald Trump will help undo the resolution, after Trump took to Twitter to condemn the resolution.