The remarks come three weeks before the Israeli election and follow a recent visit to New York for the UN General Assembly, during which Netanyahu failed to secure a meeting with Trump. He repeatedly declined to endorse Netanyahu throughout the interview with TIME.
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Trump Refuses to Endorse Netanyahu 3 Weeks Before Israeli Election
Geopolitics19 days ago
President Trump told TIME he has heard no negative accounts of opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot while declining to provide a formal backing for the current prime minister. Despite refusing to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump cautioned against counting out the incumbent, noting that critics have frequently written off both himself and Netanyahu in the past.
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