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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) took a break from touring the Middle East this week to make a splash with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The duo shared in a water break reminiscent of the one Rubio took in his response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — though this one seemed slightly less awkward. It was captured on Twitter:

Rubio’s sip of water during his rebuttal to SOTU earlier this month went viral, but the could-be presidential candidate has laughed it off — and one Rubio PAC even fundraised with it by selling Rubio water bottles.

A member of the Senate Intelligence and Foreign Relations committees, Rubio is touring the Middle East to visit officials in Jordan and Israel as part of a weeklong trip.

“I appreciate your support. I appreciate the tremendous support of the American people — bipartisan support for our security and our quest for peace,” Netanyahu told Rubio during a public remarks of the two leaders meeting, a video of which was posted on the prime minister’s official YouTube account.

Netanyahu continued: “And we’ve got our hands full with both security and the quest for peace and it’s a daunting task but we know we’ve got your support and we appreciate it.”

Rubio told him that there was American support for Israel is bipartisan.

“You live in a challenging neighborhood,” Rubio said. “But the Israeli-American relationship is one of the important ones we have and certainly our commitment to that partnership is bipartisan and it should remain that way. And that’s why I’m pleased that the president is coming here in March.”

Obama is scheduled to visit Israel next month.

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