US Isn't The Only Ally, Israel Has India's Support: Netanyahu Ahead of His Visit To Washington

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disagreed with US Vice President JD Vance's statement that the US is Israel's "only powerful ally", saying it has tremendous support from India.

Speaking to Fox News, Netanyahu said that Israel has backing from several countries, including India. "First of all, I respect JD Vance; we have a very good relationship, but it doesn't mean that I agree with everything that he says. And I have to point out this: Donald Trump is a great, the greatest friend we ever had in the White House, and I stand by that completely," he said.

The Israeli PM explained that he gets overwhelming support from India, which has a 1.4-billion population.

"Secondly, we have some other friends, like India, you know; it has 1.4 billion people, and boy, do we have tremendous support there. You know, I have this Facebook thing, and I'm just flooded by the overwhelming support there," he continued. Netanyahu noted that his country gets support privately from many countries, even though those nations face political pressure.

His statement was a response to Vance's earlier comments that Israel's only "powerful ally" was the United States, made as Netanyahu's cabinet criticized Washington while rejecting the US-Iran peace and ceasefire negotiations.

Netanyahu laughs as he DENIES Vance’s only powerful ally claim

Bibi: Israel has TONS of friends — picks India as an example

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"My message to them would be twofold. No. 1: Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time," Vance had said in June.

Warning Israel, the US Vice President added, "If I were in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world."

Meanwhile, Netanyahu is expected to visit the US as early as next week, even as tensions between the two leaders have rippled into public view. Israel is not happy with the ceasefire with Iran, while Trump has criticized Israel's attacks on Lebanon, which could lead to the collapse of the peace deal.

Coming to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited two days before Israel and the US launched coordinated attack on Iran. His visit was widely criticised by Opposition parties.

India has deep defense ties with Israel while having strategic energy and connectivity interests with Iran.