Biden 'looks forward' to working with Netanyahu
US President Joe Biden celebrated Israel's ratification of its new government under returning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . Israel ushered in its most right-wing government on Thursday amid international criticism over its hardline religious and ultranationalist stance. Mr Biden noted that he looks forward to working with his far-right Israeli counterpart, who “has been my friend for decades”. “The United States is working to promote a region that’s increasingly integrated, prosperous and secure, with benefits for all of its people,” Mr Biden added, emphasising Mr Netanyahu's partnership on Iran. The White House has previously dodged questions over Mr Netanyahu's right-wing politics, despite Mr Biden's leadership in the US centre-left Democratic Party and his criticism of far-right movements at home.