Netanyahu is first as Middle East leaders rush to congratulate Trump

Beatrice Farhat

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Netanyahu is in Washington to participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords. (Photo by Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images) — US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. — Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images

Congratulatory messages over Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections started pouring in from the Middle East and North Africa on Wednesday.

Trump won the electoral race after securing 277 electoral votes, becoming the 47th president of the United States. He defeated his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris, who had received 224 electoral votes as of Wednesday morning.

Trump’s presidency will impact the region, where tensions between Israel and Iran are running high and the wars in Gaza and Lebanon continue.

Donald Trump was just elected the 47th U.S. president, a striking political comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, faced dozens of felony convictions and survived two assassination attempts. Here’s what to expect from his second term. pic.twitter.com/TmxF4PMjZE
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Netanyahu is first as Middle East leaders rush to congratulate Trump

Several leaders of Arab and Muslim countries in the region have congratulated Donald Trump on his election as US president, while others have expressed indifference.

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