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Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israel's election

On October 18, 2026, former US President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection, just nine days before Israel's parliamentary election. Trump praised Netanyahu as a "Great Warrior Prime Minister" and linked his leadership to the ongoing US-Israel "war" with Iran, which remains unpopular with Americans. Polls suggest neither Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition is likely to secure a clear majority, making the impact of Trump's intervention uncertain.

The question

Will Netanyahu be Prime Minister after the election?

Yes 33%No 67%

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  • Democracy requires that the people make their decision. In Israel in particular, the endorsement of the United States President could tie the outcome of the election to the national security of the country. We do not want to do that. Our support for Israel comes from their importance to our global strategy and ability to contain Iran and others in the region. We are allies with Israel, not Netanyahu. If he wins, we will keep working with him. If the people of Israel support his rivals, we will work with them, too.

    A player · strong argument

  • The US has reached ceasefires with Iran before, however each one has failed due to Netanyahu’s continued strikes in the region and o Lebanon. His leadership is actively working against any hope of ending this war. He doesn’t care for Americans, nor does he care for Israelis, nor does he care about the global energy crisis. What Netanyahu cares about is only his dominance in the Middle East. This is why the United States can no longer support his administration.

    A player · decent argument

  • It is to Israel’s benefit to let us fight its fights, but this has often been at our own expense. While we do not want to abandon our allies, we do need to scale back funding and military commitment to foreign nations when it is at too large a detriment to the American people. By scaling back both financially and militarily, we can help alleviate the US economy, in a way allowing us to assist our allies more in the future. This, as I said, also allows Israel to briefly be free of US influence, allowing them to democratically vote in a new leader on their own, a reason why we chose not to endorse any leader.

    A player · decent argument

  • Yes. An endorsement of Netanyahu would have been a clear message that the US is continually in support of all Israel-US joint operations and an endorsement of the status quo, including American funding for Israeli local military operations, healthcare, and the war in Iran. By withholding that, it does the opposite to a small degree.

    A player · decent argument

  • It doesn’t. That’s the point. We aren’t concerned with the Middle East destroying itself if it wants to. It’s their domain and their war. We shouldn’t be involved. If Iran wants to make it about more than just the Middle East and attack American safety and sovereignty they will be dealt with accordingly but we have no intentions in meddling in foreign wars of choice

    A player · decent argument

  • If the US separates itself from Israel, first by non-endorsement, it would signal that the US is moving away from Israel as a foreign ally, signaling that the US no longer supports nor is responsible for the attacks of Israel on Lebanon, for example, which have broken previous memorandums of understanding. The huge influence Israel has on the US, and that which the US has on Israel, project that the US and Israel are in unison against Iran, which should not be the case. If the US stops giving near as much aid to Israel, stops any endorsement Israeli candidates, and takes a harder approach to reducing influence of foreign PACs, like AIPAC, it would be clear that the US is done with Israel. Separating would make the complex matter of negotiating with Iran to end a war the US is already deep into, much easier, because the peace deals should no longer be contingent on the actions of Israel, but solely on those of the US. This would open up the possibility for the US to escape the war witho

    A player · decent argument

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