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sentences that state something as happening or true
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U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following months of increasing strain between the two leaders.
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Trump → endorse → leaders
Trump’s endorsement marks a late intervention in Israel’s election, reversing months of public hesitation and renewed tensions with Netanyahu just nine days before the Oct. 27 election, the first since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 Israelis and injuring and capturing hundreds more.
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Hamas → mark → hundreds
“Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Israel, itself,” Trump wrote in a social media post Sunday.
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Trump → include → post
“Please let this Letter serve to represent my Complete and Total Endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu in his upcoming Race for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Israel.
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Letter → let → Israel
Netanyahu is in a close race to keep his leadership position as tensions from the Iran war and the conflicts in Gaza and the West Bank test his popularity.
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tensions → keep → popularity
The prime minister’s top election rival, Gadi Eisenkot, thanked Trump for being an Israeli ally, but added in an interview on Israeli Channel 12 on Sunday that the election is an internal matter.
“Only the citizens of Israel will decide who will be the next prime minister,” he said.
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he → thank → Israel
It used to be rare for U.S. presidents to publicly weigh in on foreign elections, but Trump has sought to make his mark on behalf of his favoured leaders or candidates around the world.
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Trump → use → world
The two leaders’ once tight bond has loosened over Netanyahu’s failure to toe Trump’s line on Gaza, Lebanon and the Iran war.
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bond → loosen → Gaza
As recently as Thursday, Trump stopped short of an endorsement and said he didn’t “trust anybody” in politics.
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he → stop → politics
In an interview with Time Magazine earlier this month, Trump sidestepped multiple questions about Netanyahu’s reelection bid.
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Trump → sidestep → bid
On Tuesday, Trump told reporters on the White House lawn, “We haven’t even thought about it.”
— With assistance from Dan Williams.
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We → tell → Williams