Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
I want to congratulate my great friends President @MiloradDodik, President @Cvijanovic_Z, President Minič, and the SNSD for their decisive victory in the Republika Srpska elections this week. I look forward to years of close cooperation
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Netanyahu is publicly aligning Israel with a specific political party in Republika Srpska, the Serbian entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. This congratulatory message to Milorad Dodik and his SNSD party signals a deepening bilateral relationship that bypasses the central Bosnian government. The move carries diplomatic weight because Republika Srpska's leadership has faced Western sanctions and promotes separatist policies. Watch for reactions from Sarajevo and Brussels, and whether this endorsement complicates Israel's broader European ties.

