(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has tweeted his support for President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the US border with Mexico, hailing the proposal a ‘great idea’.
The tweet comes in the wake of Trump signing several executive orders on immigration, including plans to erect a wall along the southern border and severely restricting travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries.
"President Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel's southern border. It stopped all illegal immigration,” Netanyahu said.
Trump recently referenced Israel in an explanation of his security plans during a Fox news interview.
"The wall is necessary," the president said, "because people want protection and a wall protects. All you have to do is ask Israel."
On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order indefinitely banning refugees from Syria and barring people from six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the US for 90 days unless they hold a diplomatic visa.
The move sparked a flood of criticism from many quarters, including the UN which issued a joint statement on Sunday calling on Trump’s administration to continue letting refugees into America.
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29 January 2017 - 12:51
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has tweeted his support for President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the US border with Mexico, hailing the proposal a ‘great idea’.
