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Trump withholds Netanyahu endorsement ahead of Israeli election

US president dodges backing Israeli PM despite close relationship, citing electoral calculations two weeks before October 27 vote.

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What to know

  • Trump has withheld public endorsement of Netanyahu ahead of the October 27 Israeli election despite their close relationship and Trump's historically strong pro-Israel record in office.
  • Trump told reporters Tuesday he 'hasn't even thought about' endorsing Netanyahu, though he left the door open to doing so in the final two weeks before the vote.
  • Trump's public distance from the election represents a break from his pattern of supporting right-wing allies and reflects shifting political winds in both the US and Israel.
  • Experts note Trump's pragmatic calculation that even his preferred candidates do not always win elections, and that the carefully choreographed Trump-Netanyahu relationship may survive his refusal to make a public endorsement.

“I don't think that Trump's abandoned Netanyahu. But he's also a realist, and he's seen a lot of his preferred candidates in various countries lose elections as well as win them.”

Michael Omer-Man, Israel-Palestine director, DAWN think tank · Al Jazeera ↗ · Oct 12

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Trump withholds Netanyahu endorsement ahead of Israeli election
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    Trump tells reporters he hasn't thought about Netanyahu endorsement

    President Trump said Tuesday morning before traveling to Alaska that he has not focused on whether to endorse Netanyahu's reelection bid, but immediately teased that he could wade into the election in the future.

    “We haven't even thought about it…”
    — Donald Trump

    1. 3 outlets first by Political.org, 14h ago · also Washington Examiner, Jerusalem Post · read ↗

  2. background

    Think tank director notes Trump relationship is carefully choreographed — Michael Omer-Man, Israel-Palestine director at DAWN think tank, characterized the Trump-Netanyahu dynamic as publicly managed theater while cautioning that Trump has not abandoned Netanyahu, citing his pragmatic approach to supporting candidates across countries.

  3. background

    Trump dodged Netanyahu endorsement three times in Time magazine interview — Trump declined direct endorsement of Netanyahu multiple times in a recent Time magazine interview, even while defending his leadership ahead of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.

  4. 1

    Analysts note Trump's distance from Netanyahu breaks with past pattern

    Experts observe that Trump's public ambivalence toward the Israeli election marks a departure from his historical support for right-wing allies and his close personal relationship with Netanyahu. Yousef Munayyer, head of the Palestine/Israel programme at Arab Center Washington DC, highlighted the unusual restraint given Trump's track record.

    “He seems to be keeping greater distance from it than you would think, given Trump's past endorsements of right-wing allies, given the history of the Trump-Netanyahu relationship, and just how close Trump and Netanyahu have been…”
    — Yousef Munayyer
    1. 2 outlets Despite long history with Netanyahu, Trump hedges as Israel vote nears

      first by Mastodon, 1d ago · also Al Jazeera

    • GeoWire@mastodon.social

      ⚡ NEWS Trump Withholds Endorsement of Netanyahu Ahead of Israeli Election US President Donald Trump has not endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the October 27 election, signaling a shift in public sentiment despite their long-standing relationship. This strategic hedging reflects the complex... 📰 https://www…

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    • EndIsraeliApartheid@mastodon.social

      Since first entering the White House in 2017, US President Donald Trump has delivered on a right-wing Israeli wish list and pursued a foreign policy that has helped buoy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political fortunes. The Israeli leader has, in turn, portrayed himself as the best steward of Israel’s most significant foreign…

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