Netanyahu pays tribute to Senator Lindsey Graham after death

The official @IsraeliPM account called Graham a patriot within hours of his death, a head-of-state eulogy rarely given to a foreign senator.

Posted 07:34 UTC July 12 from the government's official @IsraeliPM account, not a personal one.
Statement reads: 'Israel has lost one of its greatest friends.'
Statement continues: 'America has lost a great patriot,' addressing both nations at once.

Why it matters: A head of government eulogizing a foreign senator by name measures his real weight in state affairs, not sentiment.

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