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“It may not be what you see from a government but this is a way we can cut through and raise awareness,” a spokesman from the embassy said, calling the response to the clip “phenomenal” and noting that the video was all over Twitter and had gotten picked up as far away as Australia.

The office is hoping that the video will lead more people to follow news of Obama’s trip through the embassy’s channels and absorb the embassy’s message.

That message, the spokesman said, is that Israel and the United States are “ultimate allies” whose “deep and multifaceted relationship is rooted in shared values and common interest.” Nevermind that the relationship between Obama and Netanyahu is known to be tense.

While aesthetic opinions on the video have been mixed, it’s “undoubtedly clear from all of that is that the audience recognizes the message that the U.S.-Israel relationship is stronger than it’s ever been,” the spokesman added.