Trump endorses Netanyahu nine days before Israeli election
Trump backs Netanyahu’s reelection bid ahead of Israel’s October 27 vote.
KEY POINTS
- Trump endorsed Netanyahu on Truth Social nine days before the election
- Israelis vote on October 27 for the first national elections since October 7, 2023
- Neither side is certain to win the 61 seats needed to form a government
- Gadi Eisenkot is Netanyahu’s chief rival; Avigdor Lieberman holds leverage with eight or nine seats
- Trump warned the U.S. may have to act against Iran alone if another leader is chosen
President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection on Sunday, nine days before the October 27 vote.
Trump called Netanyahu a strong leader and trusted partner in confronting Iran, and warned that choosing anyone else would leave the United States to handle Middle East threats alone.
“If Israel has the wrong leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so.”
Netanyahu is seeking a seventh term after surviving political crises following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Polls suggest neither his right-wing coalition nor the opposition is certain to win the 61 seats needed to form a government in the 120-member Knesset.
Gadi Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff whose son was killed in the Gaza war, has emerged as Netanyahu’s chief rival. Avigdor Lieberman, a partner in the anti-Netanyahu bloc, opposes a government without a Knesset majority and his party polls at an average of eight or nine seats.
Netanyahu thanked Trump for the support and said they would complete the mission together. Trump added he might not want to act against Iran alone if Netanyahu loses the election.
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