After Trump's support: Netanyahu's conversation with the Prime Minister of India

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he invited him to light a torch alongside the Indian pilot who saved a plane. According to Netanyahu, Modi praised the personal connection but refrained from expressing political support.

Days before the elections in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a conversation he held with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the conversation, according to Netanyahu, he invited Modi to light a torch at the Israeli Independence Day ceremony together with Indian pilot Captain Smith Machchar, who saved a passenger plane en route to Israel. Netanyahu quoted Modi as saying that "on the ground and in the air, India and Israel fight terrorism together" and expressed appreciation for their personal connection. The article emphasizes that Modi, according to the statements Netanyahu released, refrained from expressing explicit political support for Netanyahu or the upcoming elections. The timing of the publication stands out against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's public support for Netanyahu. The article notes that Netanyahu himself published the statements on his political account, and so far no independent statement from Modi has been released confirming the wording attributed to him.