John McCain

“The U.S. has been criticized for taking unilateral action in Iraq. We would like to see how much support we could get from Europe on Iran to impose very serious and tough economic sanctions. Europe can still put a lot more effort into this,” said former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl.

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer posted on Twitter: “Deeply saddened to hear the news about the passing of Senator John McCain, a great friend of Israel and a great champion of the US-Israel alliance.”

In July 2017, after McCain was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote: “Godspeed, @SenJohnMcCain. A hero. A fighter. A friend. Israel is with you.”