Netanyahu and Trump both lost, and turned out to be "toxic" in the eyes of voters. Referring to the results of his party's crushing defeat in the midterm elections for the US Congress, Trump made an amusing statement, suggesting that he could lead Israel when the Americans were completely sick of it. In an interview with Fox News, Trump diffused with humor the tense situation following the election results in both the US and Israel and said that his approval rating in the Jewish state is 99%. "I'm number one. I have 99% approval in Israel. do you believe In fact, if I ever get tired of me in the US, I will move to Israel and be prime minister. Think about it. I have the highest approval rating of anyone in [Israel's] history," the head of state said in an interview with Fox News. If we continue this idea further, then theoretically the American president is able to surpass many local politicians in terms of popularity and it will not be difficult for him to form a coalition together with the heads of the extreme right parties Itamar Ben Gabir and Bezalel Smotrich. Back in his first term, Trump said that the Israelis love him, and the Israeli press at the time even seriously discussed whether he could one day lead the Knesset. The Israelis have certainly not forgotten that it was Trump who moved the US embassy to Jerusalem and recognized the Golan Heights as Israeli. Although Trump did not enter the election race in Israel, its president Yitzhak Herzog confirmed the results of the parliamentary elections and began consulting with the leaders of the parties on the question of who should be trusted to form the next government. The moves dealt another blow to Netanyahu's efforts to discredit the election in which Likud and its allies lost their majority in parliament while Arab-led parties made historic gains.

Netanyahu and Trump both lost, and turned out to be "toxic" in the eyes of voters. Referring to the results of his party's crushing defeat in the midterm elections for the US Congress, Trump made an amusing statement, suggesting that he could lead Israel when the Americans were completely sick of it. In an interview with Fox News, Trump diffused with humor the tense situation following the election results in both the US and Israel and said that his approval rating in the Jewish state is 99%. "I'm number one. I have 99% approval in Israel. do you believe In fact, if I ever get tired of me in the US, I will move to Israel and be prime minister. Think about it. I have the highest approval rating of anyone in [Israel's] history," the head of state said in an interview with Fox News. If we continue this idea further, then theoretically the American president is able to surpass many local politicians in terms of popularity and it will not be difficult for him to form a coalition together with the heads of the extreme right parties Itamar Ben Gabir and Bezalel Smotrich. Back in his first term, Trump said that the Israelis love him, and the Israeli press at the time even seriously discussed whether he could one day lead the Knesset. The Israelis have certainly not forgotten that it was Trump who moved the US embassy to Jerusalem and recognized the Golan Heights as Israeli. Although Trump did not enter the election race in Israel, its president Yitzhak Herzog confirmed the results of the parliamentary elections and began consulting with the leaders of the parties on the question of who should be trusted to form the next government. The moves dealt another blow to Netanyahu's efforts to discredit the election in which Likud and its allies lost their majority in parliament while Arab-led parties made historic gains.