Middle East leaders congratulate Biden on win

Al-Monitor Staff

Nov 9, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Chase Center, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. After four days of counting the high volume of mail-in ballots in key battleground states due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race was called for Biden after a contentious election battle against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump. — Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images

Former Vice President Joe Biden received several congratulatory messages from the Middle East after US media outlets projected him the victor on Saturday in the US presidential election. Leaders with both friendly and adversarial relationships with the Trump administration commented on the outcome of the highly anticipated election.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted a message to Biden on Sunday.

“Joe, we’ve had a long & warm personal relationship for nearly 40 years, and I know you as a great friend of Israel,” said Netanyahu.

Netanyahu congratulated Biden hours after other politicians did, and then thanked Trump in a subsequent tweet for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, his stance on Iran and his work in facilitating Israel’s normalization agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Middle East leaders congratulate Biden on win

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has notably not commented on the former vice president’s victory in the US presidential election.

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