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Trump holds back endorsement as Netanyahu trails in polls
US President Donald Trump has not endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October 27 election, with polls showing the prime minister’s coalition trailing the opposition by a wide margin. Netanyahu’s coalition is…
The Story in Brief
US President Donald Trump has not endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October 27 election, with polls showing the prime minister’s coalition trailing the opposition by a wide margin. Netanyahu’s coalition is polling between 49 and 53 seats, down from the current 68 and short of the 61 needed to form a government, while the opposition bloc is at 67-70 seats.
The relationship between the two leaders has cooled since the Iran war, with tensions now touching Lebanon and Gaza as well. Trump recently asked Netanyahu about his polling directly during an Oval Office visit, and has told associates that Netanyahu is his own worst enemy. Netanyahu publicly rejected Trump’s Gaza peace plan, though the White House saw it as election positioning, and he later agreed to give the plan a chance after speaking with Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner, who will visit Israel next week.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides in this dispute try to spin Trump’s silence: Netanyahu’s camp insists he will win, and his rivals lobby Washington to stay neutral. The real story is simpler, Trump backs winners, and Netanyahu’s coalition, sliding from 68 seats to 49-53, does not look like one. Whether Kushner’s upcoming visit produces a public nod will settle the question.
Source: timesnownews.com
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