Netanyahu Offers High Praise to Trump After U.S. President’s Endorsement, Calling Him Greatest Friend Ever to Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered fawning praise to President Trump on Sunday after the American president endorsed the Israeli leader for re-election in a nationwide legislative vote scheduled on October 27.“President Trump, my friend Donald – thank you for your extraordinary endorsement. Israel has never had a greater friend in the White House. Together we will never let Iran’s regime get nuclear weapons. Thank you for your clarity, courage and unwavering support,” he said in an X post that accompanied a nearly two-minute video.Earlier in the day, Mr. Trump, who has been conducting rounds of appearances and endorsements for Republicans ahead of the November 3 U.S. midterm elections, released a statement backing the prime minister. In it, the American president noted that Israel and the United States have been partners in peace and in confronting Iran and “systematically” destroying its military and economy. Mr. Trump said that it would not have been possible without Mr. Netanyahu. “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. Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Israel, itself. Despite all of that, he has endured and, in fact, he has thrived!” he wrote.“I have watched Bibi under the most trying of times. Normal men or women in such situations would have wilted under the pressure — But Bibi did not wilt, he actually got stronger, and maintains that same Strength today,” the president continued. “This is the kind of Partner that the United States of America is demanding of Israel, a Country for which it has done so much. 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. BIBI NETANYAHU WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”Mr. Netanyahu, who has twice before been elected to his current post, is the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history. This month’s election of the Knesset is the first time since 1988 that the legislative body has fulfilled its four-year mandate and the first time since 1974 that a prime minister has completed a full term. However, with a term marred by the October 7, 2023, slaughter and Israel’s growing unpopularity on the world stage as a result of its response to Hamas’s attack, Mr. Netanyahu’s re-election bid faces significant opposition, including from former ally Gadi Eisenkot and coalition partner Naftali Bennett as well as opposition candidate Avigdor Lieberman. No party has the public support to take the 61 seats needed to win an absolute majority in the 120-member parliament. Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud Party, currently in a coalition with rightwing partners, is running second in recent polling against Mr. Eisenkot’s Yashar Party, while Mr. Bennett’s B’Yachad runs third. However, a bloc formed by Mr. Netanyahu is a head above an Eisenkot-led coalition, according to the most recent polling.While several issues percolate on the election trail, including violent and rogue Israeli settlers in Judea and Samaria, mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews, ongoing security threats, and affordability, with the election just eight days away, Israel is on high alert over concern of an Iranian attack. According to the London-based Iran International news outlet, Israeli defense officials say they are concerned that Iran is preparing a preemptive attack over fears that Mr. Netanyahu will launch a volley of strikes in order to juice the election. At the same time, Israel Hayom news reported that Mr. Netanyahu said he’s preparing for a preemptive strike with or without U.S. approval as part of revisions to his national security plan.During his remarks of appreciation to Mr. Trump on Sunday, Mr. Netanyahu also spoke directly to the American people saying if they thought gas prices were high now, “think about what will happen if Iran gets nuclear weapons. Something that Donald Trump and I will never allow to happen.”“When that threat of that regime disappears, gas prices will go down, and how,” he added. “But only under Trump. It’s not going to happen with those who want to accommodate and appease these tyrants, these butchers.”

Netanyahu Offers High Praise to Trump After U.S. President’s Endorsement, Calling Him Greatest Friend Ever to Israel

Netanyahu Offers High Praise to Trump After U.S. President’s Endorsement, Calling Him Greatest Friend Ever to Israel

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