#Netanyahu, Peres congratulate Sisi on electoral win
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The prime minister and president of #Israel both spoke with #Abdel_Fattah_al-Sisi on Friday to congratulate him on his victory in Egyptian presidential elections and to stress the importance of bilateral ties. The separate phone calls came two days before Sisi was due to be installed in office following his comprehensive ballot-box win last month. Neither Prime Minister #benjamin_netanyahu nor President #Shimon_Peres spoke with the previous Egyptian head of state, the Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Mursi, who was toppled from power last year by Sisi following street protests. read more