Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon later issued a tweet in which he tried to walk back Netanyahu’s statement. "[Netanyahu] referred to our specific security experience which we are willing to share. We do not express a position on US-Mexico relations,” he tweeted.President Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel's southern border. It stopped all illegal immigration. Great success. Great idea
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) January 28, 2017
Mexico's government and Trump have been locked in a bitter dispute over his election campaign promise to build a wall on the US southern border that he says Mexico will foot the bill for. Mexico has repeatedly said it will not pay for the wall.Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday canceled a visit to meet Trump next week after the American advised him to forgo the trip if he was not willing to pay for the wall.In a call on Friday morning, the leaders pledged to work out their differences, and the Mexican government said the two had agreed not to discuss the issue of payment for now.Reuters contributed to this report..@IsraeliPM referred to our specific security experience which we are willing to share.We do not express a position on US- Mexico relations
— Emmanuel Nahshon (@EmmanuelNahshon) January 28, 2017