Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed the campaign of Jewish businessman Meyer Habib for a seat in the French parliament, JTA reports. Habib is relying on the vote of 65,000 French citizens living in Israel.

�I have known Meyer Habib for many years and he is a good friend to me and to Israel,� Netanyahu said in French in a video posted on YouTube.

Standing next to Habib, Netanyahu continued in Hebrew: �He fights a lot for Israel, for public opinion and cares intensely about the Land of Israel and Jerusalem and he has helped me over the years deepen Israeli-French relations � We need to let him represent this bond in the best possible way. Go vote!�

The election is scheduled to take place today.