After US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed his support to Elon Musk's Tesla as he hinted at buying electric cars for the Israeli government officials. 

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On the social media platform X, Netanyahu shared the link of an article claiming that Israel has asked Tesla to submit a bid for the cars. 

The report by the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) cited "top Israeli officials", and Netanyahu's resharing of the article has somewhat confirmed it's from the PM's office. 

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“We aren’t going to bow to woke trends,” the official told the publication, adding “a car is a car. And a great car is a great car." 

“Teslas are great cars and we look forward to studying their bid,” they added. 

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Tesla owner Elon Musk replied to Netanyahu's shared link and wrote, "Much appreciated". 

Israel's bid report comes just days after US President Donald Trump publicly purchased a red Tesla Model S Plaid on Tuesday for $80,000. This was in support of the billionaire as his electric vehicle company faces protests and backlash due to his involvement with the US government through DOGE. 

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Netanyahu-Musk relations 

Earlier, Musk was hugely criticised for performing a gesture that was allegedly linked to the Nazi salute on Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20. 

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But Netanyahu dismissed all the criticism by coming in defence of the Tesla CEO. The Israeli PM had alleged that Musk was “being falsely smeared". 

“Elon is a great friend of Israel. He visited Israel after the October 7, [2023], massacre in which Hamas terrorists committed the worst atrocity against the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Netanyahu had posted on X. 

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(With inpust from agencies)