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Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election

publishers 14articles 14first reported 18 Oct, 07:20 UTCdeveloping since 18 Oct · 15 editions

U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for re-election nine days before Israel’s election, according to reports from CNN, The Wall Street Journal and other outlets.

Trump said Netanyahu needed to be re-elected or the United States would have to “finish the job” against Iran alone, Fox News and Iran International reported. The endorsement came as Netanyahu faced a tight race, according to The Washington Post and Yahoo.

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Written from 6 articles, headlines and summaries only; 6 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written within the hour the record first saw the story; the editor kept it as written.

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0 36 72 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 18 Oct 18:55 UTC · Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election 19 Oct 06:23 UTC · Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of tight Israeli election 19 Oct 18:11 UTC · Trump Endorses Netanyahu Nine Days Before Israeli Election 20 Oct 06:11 UTC · Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election; Vance stays neutral 21 Oct 00:12 UTC · Trump Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Israeli Election; Vance Declines to Follow

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Benjamin Netanyahu · 7 outlets
  • Donald Trump · 7 outlets
  • Gadi Eisenkot · 3 outlets
  • 61 seats needed · 2 outlets
  • Isaac Herzog · 2 outlets
  • Mansour Abbas · 2 outlets
  • Al Jazeera · 2 outlets
  • Abbas Araghchi · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Mojtaba Khamenei · from 24 Oct 04:00, 2 outlets

HOW THIS STORY DEVELOPED: EVERY HEADLINE, EVERY OUTLET →