Netanyahu basks in Trump endorsement week before election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday basked in Donald Trump's endorsement days before close-fought elections, airing a call in which the US president predicted he would win and suggested they may again attack Iran together. A day after Trump publicly endorsed Netanyahu for the October 27 vote, Netanyahu put out a video of a telephone call in which the two right-wing leaders lavish…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed he never offered US President Donald Trump anything to secure the president's endorsement of his leadership, stating this in an interview on Monday. Analysts, however, dispute Netanyahu's claim, asserting that he promised the Trump administration to advance reconstruction in certain areas of Gaza, despite the area not being demilitarized.
The Prime Minister's Office denied the report. Trump endorsed Netanyahu on Truth Social, praising his leadership and warning that the US would confront Iran without Israel's support if a different candidate were to lead Israel after the October 27 elections. The PMO released a video of the conversation between Netanyahu and Trump, which took place on Sunday.
Netanyahu expressed gratitude for the endorsement, calling it "incredible," and highlighted the "historic" Abraham Accords, suggesting they could be expanded. He emphasized that the US should confront Iran's nuclear ambitions and that Israel would not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.
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