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Trump offers full-throated endorsement for Netanyahu’s re-election in Israel

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Bloomberg News. (2026, October 18). Trump offers full-throated endorsement for Netanyahu’s re-election in Israel. National Post. https://nationalpost.com/news/trump-endorsement-netanyahu-re-election-israel

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U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a social media post nine days before Israel's October 27 election, reversing his earlier hesitance. The endorsement comes amid increased strain between the two leaders over Netanyahu’s handling of conflicts with Iran and Gaza. With tensions high following Hamas’s October attack which killed 1,200 Israelis, Netanyahu faces a close race against rivals like Gadi Eisenkot. Trump’s intervention marks a shift in his typically restrained approach to foreign elections, highlighting the personal nature of their relationship despite recent disagreements.
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On October 18, 2026, US President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Truth Social ahead of Israel's parliamentary election scheduled for October 27. Trump praised Netanyahu as a "Great Warrior Prime Minister" and an essential ally in combatting Iran. However, a poll by Channel 12 TV station on October 20 found that Trump’s endorsement had little to no effect on voter intentions and may have even damaged Netanyahu's chances; the survey showed Netanyahu's Likud party receiving only 21 of Parliament’s 120 seats compared to 24 for Yeshar, led by main challenger Gadi Eisenkot.

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🔮 While he’s set to fall short of a majority, his bloc will likely win 53 seats in the 120-seat parliament, more than the 48 for the main opposition group headed by Gadi Eisenkot, a former general.
🔮 Netanyahu’s bloc was projected to win 54 seats and Eisenkot’s 47 in the 120-member Knesset, or parliament, as of Wednesday morning, with 19 going to Israeli Arab parties.
🔮 Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot edged slightly ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a fiercely contested first election since the October 2023 attacks, setting up a tense period of negotiations on who will form the next government.
🔮 Voting will stop at 10 p.m., when the first exit polls will be published.
🔮 Yet any such shift will take years, officials acknowledged, given their deep reliance on the U.S. for such technology.
🔮 Europe’s five biggest defence spenders are set to warn that Russia represents the most acute and long-term threat to the continent’s security as they pledge unflagging support for Ukraine.
🔮 U.S. President Donald Trump said it’s “getting to be decision time” on whether he will make a deal with Tehran or resume attacks as Iranian and Houthi threats against Americans in the Middle East continue to grow.
🔮 “We will of course remain fully focused in the days and weeks ahead to face up to this threat, because it is a threat.”
🔮 A Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month.
🔮 “We as Canadians do not want to be caught in a situation where we are reliant on one provider that may change their view, or may be forced to change their view by one nation state, that puts Canadians at risk or compromises our sovereignty,” Carney said.
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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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🔮 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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U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following months of increasing strain between the two leaders. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
bond → loosen → Gaza
As recently as Thursday, Trump stopped short of an endorsement and said he didn’t “trust anybody” in politics. asserted
he → stop → politics
In an interview with Time Magazine earlier this month, Trump sidestepped multiple questions about Netanyahu’s reelection bid. asserted
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. asserted
We → tell → Williams
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