Netanyahu Defends Trump Alliance Before Oct. 27 Vote, Says It Can Bring Peace
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 17
Netanyahu Defends Trump Alliance Before Oct. 27 Vote, Says It Can Bring Peace
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 17
Summary
Benjamin Netanyahu used a U.S. television interview to cast his relationship with Donald Trump as an election asset, saying renewed cooperation could deliver security and peace if he wins Israel's Oct. 27 vote.
On "Life, Liberty & Levin," Netanyahu said the two leaders' rapport rests on years of mutual understanding and shared threats, while also praising Trump's "wicked sense of humor" and personal warmth.
The appeal comes as Israel heads into its first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and the wars that followed, with Netanyahu saying he is focused first on winning re-election.
Their alliance has still seen strain: Trump earlier this year acknowledged a heated call in which he called Netanyahu "f---ing crazy" over Lebanon operations, though both later described the clash as a tactical disagreement.
Will Netanyahu's powerful alliance with President Trump be enough to distract voters from the lingering shadows of the October 7 intelligence failures?
How might a renewed Trump-Netanyahu partnership reshape the fragile Middle East ceasefire and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza?