Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the president of the United States this Sunday, donald trumphis “immense support” ahead of the Israeli general elections. These will be held on October 27.
“Thank you, Mr. President Trump, for your immense support and for our work together,” Netanyahu wrote on the social network
Trump joined Netanyahu in a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran in late February. However, agreed to a ceasefire in April in the face of widespread American public opposition to the war. In addition, the war had skyrocketed oil prices.
The Oct. 27 vote will be the country’s first election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack led by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. This event shook the foundations of the country. For this reason, these elections are considered a referendum on Netanyahu.
Netanyahu, of the traditional right-wing Likud party, is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. In addition, he has had non-continuous terms since he was first elected in 1996.
Its main rival is Gadi Eisenkota former top military commander and leader of the center-right Yashar (Righteousness) party. Eisenkot routinely accuses Netanyahu of being responsible for the October 7 attack for having ignored alerts from security services and other countries.
Current polls indicate that neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the one led by Eisenkot are in a position to obtain the 61 seats needed to control the 120-seat parliament. and form a government coalition.
