WEB DESK: Fear grips Kashmiris and Palestinians as India and Israel celebrated the “Friendship Day” together.
In honor of Friendship Day, Israel wished India a happy holiday and received the same in return.
The Israeli embassy said in a tweet on Sunday: “Happy #FriendshipDay2019 India! May our ever strengthening friendship & growing partnership touch greater heights.”
The message featured the song ‘yeh dosti’ from Bollywood blockbuster Sholay with multiple photographs of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi replied to the message, writing in Hebrew, “Thank you. I wish a happy Friendship Day to the wonderful citizens of Israel and to my friend [Benjamin Netanyahu].”
“India and Israel proved their friendship throughout the ages,” he continued. “Our relationship is strong and everlasting. I wish that our countries’ friendship will grow and bloom even more in the future.”
“Thank you, my friend, India PM @narendramodi,” Netanyahu responded. “I could not agree with you more.”
“The deep connection between Israel and India is rooted in the strong friendships between Israelis and Indians,” he continued. “We cooperate in so many areas. I know our ties will only strengthen in the future!”
Netanyahu and Modi have a long-standing strong relationship, oftentimes messaging one another like such on Twitter.
