{
  "id": 15645829,
  "title": "Netanyahu basks in Trump endorsement week before election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/netanyahu-basks-in-trump-endorsement-week-before-election-15645829",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T19:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261020/netanyahu-basks-in-trump-endorsement-week-before-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejoiced in Donald Trump's endorsement just days before the country's close election on October 27. A day after the U.S. president publicly endorsed Netanyahu, the right-wing leaders praised each other in a video of a telephone call. \"I think you're going to have a tremendous victory, actually,\" Trump allegedly stated on speakerphone, referring to Netanyahu by his nickname, \"Bibi.\" Netanyahu, however, reminded Trump they were on an open line, hailing the president for joining Israel in attacking Iran in late February. \"Donald, we have a job to finish,\" Netanyahu beamed, \"We'll finish it together. We'll finish it, and no one else will do it.\" Netanyahu did not further elaborate but again described Iran's clerical state, which still holds power nearly eight months after the joint attack, as \"the greatest danger.\"",
  "summary": "JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday basked in Donald Trump's endorsement days before close-fought elections, airing a call in which the U.S. 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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Israel election: Netanyahu’s fate hangs in balance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/israel-election-netanyahus-fate-hangs-in-balance",
        "published": "2026-10-19T11:28:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Netanyahu to Trump: 'We have a job to finish'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/netanyahu-to-trump-we-have-a-job-to-finish",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:16:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Netanyahu thanks Trump for election endorsement, vows to 'finish the job'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/netanyahu-thanks-trump-for-election-endorsement-vows-to-finish-the-job",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:58:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Netanyahu basks in Trump endorsement week before election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/netanyahu-basks-in-trump-endorsement-week-before-election",
        "published": "2026-10-19T18:57:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Netanyahu insists he offered Trump nothing to secure US president's election endorsement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/netanyahu-insists-he-offered-trump-nothing-to-secure-us-presidents",
        "published": "2026-10-19T19:12:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Netanyahu basks in Trump endorsement week before election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/netanyahu-basks-in-trump-endorsement-week-before-election-15651151",
        "published": "2026-10-19T19:30:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}