Have no choice? World leaders congratulate Netanyahu

Secretary of State of the United States John Kerry called tonight (Wednesday) to congratulate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his victory in the elections - the White House said, adding that President Barack Obama would do so in the coming days. Earlier in the day, at the edge of nuclear talks with Iran being held in Lausanne, Switzerland, Kerry refused the request of reporters to address the Israeli elections.

It was reported that Washington will reevaluate their position on the peace process due to Netanyahu's remarks that if elected, "there will be no Palestinian state." The White House said that Obama still believes a two-state solution is the best thing for the region.

David Simas, White House adviser, refrained in an interview today with CNN from congratulating Netanyahu on his victory. "We want to congratulate the people of Israel on the democratic process. Now the difficult process of coalition building starts. This may take a few weeks, and we do not want to interfere, but only to say that the United States and Israel have a close historical relationship which will continue forward."

White House spokesman Josh Ernest said today that he is concerned about the use of "divisive rhetoric" in the campaign against Israeli Arabs. His remarks were made in light of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's words: "The Arabs are coming in vast quantities to the ballot box."

The UN also addressed the outcome of the elections, and said it expected that Israel would continue the peace process which would eventually establish a Palestinian state. "We expect the government formed after the elections will continue the peace process that began by previous governments on the basis of two states, Israel and Palestine, side by side, whose citizens live in peace and security".

Egypt says it expects any government to be established in Israel to act quickly to resume negotiations with the Palestinians based on international resolutions and the Arab peace initiative. Cairo Foreign Ministry spokesman said that negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians must lead to ending of the occupation and conflict on the basis of the two countries.

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, congratulated in his own original way, and sent Netanyahu a blessing for his victory in Hebrew. "Mazal Tov my friend," Modi wrote in Hebrew on his Twitter account. "I remember our pleasant meeting in New York last September."

In a Twitter account statement issued by the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, wrote: "I congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu on the election results. We look forward to working with the new government to be established. Israel has no greater friend than Canada".

British Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated Netanyahu on his victory, "Congratulations to Netanyahu on the election results," wrote Cameron on Twitter, "as one of Israel's closest friends, Britain looks forward to working with the new government."

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union, Frederica Mogrini, congratulated Netanyahu on his apparent winning, and said that "the EU is committed to working with the incoming Israeli government in a relationship of mutual benefit to reestablish the peace process."

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that Tehran does not differentiate between the different parties in the Israeli regime – all are aggressive.

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