Much to the chagrin of President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory Wednesday after coming from behind in a tight Israeli election.
Netanyahu’s Likud party won more seats in the 120-seat Knesset — 29 — than any other party, and his key rival, Zionist Union’s Isaac Herzog, conceded, according to CNN.
Petulant Obama WH picks pettiest way possible to ‘congratulate Bibi’
“Against all odds, we achieved this huge victory,” Netanyahu said. “Now we should form a strong and stable government that will be able to take care of the security, safety and welfare of each and every citizen of Israel.”
The news was all the rage on Twitter on an otherwise slow news night, highlighted by possible reactions from Obama himself:
That moment @BarackObama was informed of the @netanyahu victory in today’s election. pic.twitter.com/oRMySZfcFv
— John Wehrle (@jwehrle) March 17, 2015
What Barack Obama’s face looked like when he learned his money to overthrow @Netanyahu didn’t work. #KingBibi pic.twitter.com/T4kiGa4YH6
— Israel News Flash (@ILNewsFlash) March 17, 2015
And there was an ample portion of sour grapes from Team Obama. Former senior adviser and campaign manager David Axelrod made the ill-fated decision to critique Bibi’s campaign tactics — the results were predictable:
Tightness of exits in Israel suggests Bibi’s shameful 11th hour demagoguery may have swayed enough votes to save him. But at what cost? — David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) March 17, 2015
.@davidaxelrod You mad bro? — MaxR.S (@Randy_Shannon) March 17, 2015
@davidaxelrod Not sure. How much did Obama spend feeding State Department money to defeat him? — C. Irwin (@Bookwormdearlor) March 17, 2015
Your former employer’s administration called Netanyahu ‘chickensh*t’ and you preach about shameful demagoguery? @davidaxelrod — Noah O’Wehrman (@NoahWehrman) March 17, 2015
@davidaxelrod pic.twitter.com/5uTSOqnjWB — The Infamous Myiq2xu (@realmyiq2xu2) March 17, 2015
Of course, after former actor and martial arts icon Chuck Norris stepped into the fray in support of Bibi, was there ever any doubt about the outcome? Simply put, Norris does not lose, and the Israeli prime minister was sure to show his appreciation.
Thank you for the campaign support @chucknorris ! http://t.co/ZdNIVrUHRn #israelex — בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) March 16, 2015
Twitter users could not resist the opportunity to have a little fun with Netayahu’s win, and as is the norm on the social media site, the snark was off the chain:
@TheFive If @netanyahu wins tonight will Obama be calling him to congratulate the leader of our country’s closest ally? Will speak volumes.
— Jerry Rosen (@Shortrosen) March 17, 2015
Good job #Israel For not falling for all the hope and change garbage like Americans Did. @netanyahu
— EDDiE WyNN (@eddiewynn7) March 17, 2015
Is it a “violation of the Logan Act” for me to congratulate Prime Minister @netanyahu? #IsraelElections
— #RayburnLovesAmerica (@RayburnThompson) March 17, 2015
It is looking like Battleground Israel was no more successful than Battleground Texas.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 17, 2015
Of all the jocularity, it would appear that Nation Review columnist Jim Geraghty had an edge on enjoying himself with a series of photos of Bibi, accompanied by razor sharp captions. Here are a few examples as seen on Twitter:
“Heh.” pic.twitter.com/QCrc26XfKm
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 17, 2015
“No, wait, it gets better – so then the Twitter trolls started complaining!” pic.twitter.com/iNGPIMfIOy
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 17, 2015
“Seriously, my victory speech has me parched — anybody got some water? @marcorubio?” pic.twitter.com/ec5SBPjRKU
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 17, 2015
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