Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s video message congratulating Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest continuously serving elected premier has gone viral, registering over 11 million views.Netanyahu on Wednesday evening posted the video message, praising Modi’s leadership for “transforming India” and strengthening India-Israel relations.“My dear friend Narendra, congratulations on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. You’ve transformed India,” he wrote.Crediting Modi’s leadership for propelling a nation of 1.4 billion people “into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world”, Netanyahu said he had earned the admiration of millions around the world.“You strengthened the bond between India and Israel. Our friendship and the bond between our two great nations have never been stronger,” Netanyahu asserted.By Thursday afternoon, the post had gone viral, registering more than 11 million views—a number larger than Israel’s population of just over 10 million.Many in Israel saw this as aligned with Netanyahu’s claim last month about the “crazy love” for Israel in India.Countering issues of delegitimisation and alliances amid a prolonged war, Netanyahu last month said that his country has a “unique relationship” with “huge power” India, where there is “crazy love” for Israel.The “personal chemistry” between Modi and Netanyahu is a much-discussed issue in Israel, with pictures of them going together barefoot on the beach in 2017 sparking talks of “bromance”.Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel in July 2017 and followed it with another visit in February this year. He was extended a welcome reserved for only the US Presidents during both his visits to Israel.Congratulations, Mazel Tov, my dear friend @PMOIndia @narendramodi, on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister! 🇮🇱🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/EVc3nqwhGo— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) June 10, 2026