Following are the felicitations that US President Barack Obama wrote earlier today (Wednesday, 20 March 2013) in the guestbook at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence:

 "It is a great honor to reaffirm the extraordinary bonds between our two countries. By every measure, from security to our economy, our cooperation has never been greater and this in part is because of the strong commitment of Prime Minister Netanyahu. May our bonds continue to grow. On behalf of our people and prosperity for all people."