Former Ambassador asked US President Joe Biden to contact PM, naming the heads of state he called • Seth Rogen: "The most Jewish tweet in the world"
Israel's former ambassador to the UN and chairman of the World Likud, Danny Danon, posted a controversial tweet on his Twitter account today (Wednesday).
Danon wondered why US President Joe Biden did not call Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after talking to a long line of leaders, and even attaching the phone number of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.
@POTUS Joe Biden, you have called world leaders from # Canada # Mexico # UK # India # France # Germany # Japan # Australia # SouthKorea # Russia
Might it now be time to call the leader of #Israel, the closest ally of the # US?
The PM's number is: 972-2-6705555 pic.twitter.com/OYgPvVga6F
- Ambassador Danny Danon |
Danny Danon (@dannydanon) February 10, 2021
"President Biden, you have called leaders from Canada, Mexico, Britain, India, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, South Korea and Russia. Isn't it time to talk to the leader of Israel as well - the closest ally of the United States?" And as stated attached the telephone number of the Prime Minister's Office.
The tweet caused a stir and the many reactions were not long in coming.
Among the prominent respondents were Aviv Geffen, who wrote: "Add zero to zero before the narrator because he is calling from America," the film actor and comedian Seth Rogen, who wrote: And American journalist and news presenter Jake Tapper, who shared the tweet and stressed that this is Israel's former ambassador to the UN.
Add zero to zero before the number that is calling from America.
- Aviv Geffen (@avivgeffen) February 10, 2021
Former Israeli Ambassador to UN https://t.co/YyRjW6jayR
- Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 10, 2021