Baltic News Service reported a statement by outgoing US leader Barack Obama angered president-elect Donald Trump, who issued a text on twitter in response stating he is trying not to pay attention to Obama’s many attempts to bait and provoke. Trump said he had expected the transfer of power to go smoothly, but had been disappointed, according to BNS.

Earlier in the week Obama claimed he would have been elected to a third term if he were allowed to do so, and that a majority of the electorate supports what he called his political vision.

President-elect Trump took Obama to task over Israel in his postings on twitter, saying the US had alienated her best friend Israel by acting dishonorably and in an insulting manner. Trump said the current spat began with an agreement with Iran over the peaceful use of nuclear energy and then moved into the arena of United Nations. “Stay strong, Israel, January 20th is fast approaching!” the new leader of the United States wrote.

Last week for the first time since 1979 the 15-member Security Council of the United Nations adopted a resolution demanding an immediate halt to Jewish settlement in occupied Palestinian territories. In past efforts the United States used its veto power to stop such resolutions. This time the US abstained and allowed it to pass. Trump said the US needed to veto the resolution and criticized Obama for stances taken against America’s closest ally in the Middle East.