Politics
Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israel's elections, warns against any other leader
October 18, 2026 at 03:56 PM · Updated 10m ago
6 reports · 5 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
SNSky News Arabia
بعد دعم نتانياهو في الانتخابات.. آيزنكوت يرد على ترامب
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AJAl Jazeera English
Trump endorses Netanyahu in Israeli legislative elections
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MAMasrawy
ترامب يدعو الإسرائيليين لانتخاب نتنياهو رئيسا للوزراء ويحذر إيران
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يواليوم السابع
ترامب يدعم نتنياهو فى الانتخابات: أى شخص غيره فستتولى أمريكا المهمة بنفسها
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SNSky News Arabia
ترامب: أؤيد نتنياهو في انتخابات إسرائيل
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عاجل | ترمب: إذا اختارت إسرائيل أي شخص غير نتنياهو فسيكون الزعيم الخطأ
(opens the publisher’s site)Trump has endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in parliamentary elections set for October 27, warning Israel against choosing any other leader.
- Trump announced full endorsement of Netanyahu on Truth Social on Sunday ahead of the October 27 elections.
- Trump said any Israeli leader other than Netanyahu would be the wrong choice.
- Trump said the United States would have to complete the mission against Iran itself if Netanyahu loses, a task he said he is reluctant to undertake.
- Trump said Iran has been systematically destroyed militarily and financially and will be finished unless it changes course quickly.
- Trump previously declined to endorse Netanyahu in a Time magazine interview amid reported disagreements over the war against Iran.
- Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu's main rival, responded that only Israelis can choose their leader, praising Trump while stressing Israel's democratic character.