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Benjamin Netanyahu 's victory this week may have been seen as controversial by some, but Sarah Palin's not held back in wishing the returning Prime Minister of Israel all the best.
The victory came after what many believe was an 11th-hour grab for votes from the Israeli right by promising there would be no Palestinian state under him.
Barack Obama dismissed Netanyahu's "divisive rhetoric" and expressed concern over anything that would "marginalise Arab Israeli citizens".
Show all 21 1 /21In pictures: Israel election In pictures: Israel election Israel election Benjamin Netanyahu prays at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem following Likud's victory in Israel's general election
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election The motorcade carrying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drives across the plaza before the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kisses his wife Sara as he claims victory in Tel Aviv
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election Isaac Herzog, right, and Tzipi Livni of the Zionist Union party make statements in their headquarters on their party's future role following its decisive loss in the Israeli general election
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election Co-leader of the Zionist Union party, Israeli Labour Party leader Isaac Herzog, delivers a speech as he reacts to exit poll figures, in Tel Aviv
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrate as election results come in at his election campaign headquarters in Tel Aviv
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party react to exit poll figures
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election Likud Party supporters celebrate after the exit polls were announced, at the party's headquarters in Tel Aviv
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election A screen displays exit poll results showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin's Netanyahu Likud party and Isaac Herzog's centre-left Zionist Union neck-and-neck, in Tel Aviv
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election Copies of ballot papers and campaign posters for Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party lie on the ground in the aftermath of the country's parliamentary elections
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election Vandalized posters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near a polling station in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron
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In pictures: Israel election Israel election A woman waves an Israeli national flag outside a polling station in Tel Aviv
In pictures: Israel election Israel election Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling station in Jerusalem
In pictures: Israel election Israel election Israeli MP and chairperson of center-right Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, takes a selfie with his wife Lihi (R) and his supporters, outside a polling station in Tel Aviv
In pictures: Israel election Israel election Ultra orthodox Jews line up to vote in Bnei Brak
In pictures: Israel election Israel election Israeli Arab political leader and head of a joint list of Arab parties, Ayman Odeh, casts his ballot with his children at a polling station in the coastal city oh Haifa
In pictures: Israel election Israel election Isaac Herzog (standing in foreground on L), co-leader of the centre-left Zionist Union party, poses next to his wife Michal as he casts his vote for the parliamentary election at a polling station in Tel Aviv
In pictures: Israel election Israel election An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man casts his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem
In pictures: Israel election Israel election An Israeli ceections committee worker prepare ballots at a polling station for the Israeli general elections in the city of Haifa
In pictures: Israel election Israel election A supporter of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, or Sephardic Torah Guardians, holds a campaign poster depicting the party's spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv. Israel's Sephardic community, Jews of Middle Eastern descent, have traditionally been the Likud party's backbone. But political analysts say Sephardim may throw their support elsewhere in the March 17 election, angry over the high cost of living and housing prices
In pictures: Israel election Israel election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, visits a construction site in Har Homa, east Jerusalem, a day ahead of legislative elections. Netanyahu is seeking his fourth term as prime minister
State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said, following Netanyahu's re-election, that "based on the prime minister’s comments, the US is in a position going forward in which we will be evaluating our approach with regards to how best to achieve a two-state solution".
However, Republican Palin didn't hold back in congratulating Netanyahu, praising the "good people of Israel" for returning him to office.
She wrote: "Thank you to the good people of Israel for supporting a leader who will stand up and fight for all the free world while other leaders sit down."
Palin has long been a supporter of Israel. She went on a private tour of the country in 2011, and told citizens that "the Israeli and American link will grow in strength as we seek peace along with you".
In 2014, she Palin was criticised for quoting Joan Rivers when talking about the Gaza Conflict .
