Netanyahu pleads for Trump's help as Israeli election polls turn against him - Reported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly pressed US President Donald Trump for additional public endorsements ahead of Tuesday's election, Axios reports, citing American and Israeli sources. According to reports, Netanyahu spoke with Trump twice in three days, proposed wording for additional approvals, and even suggested that Trump speak directly with Israeli journalists. An American source described the lobby as "a sign of desperation. "Three major polls on Israeli television show only 50 mandates for Netanyahu's coalition in the 120-seat Knesset, much less than the 61 needed by the majority. His Likud party is expected to drop from 32 seats to 20. Trump has already supported Netanyahu and warned that his defeat could affect US-Israel relations. substack | talk.

Netanyahu pleads for Trump's help as Israeli election polls turn against him - Reported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly pressed US President Donald Trump for additional public endorsements ahead of Tuesday's election, Axios reports, citing American and Israeli sources. According to reports, Netanyahu spoke with Trump twice in three days, proposed wording for additional approvals, and even suggested that Trump speak directly with Israeli journalists. An American source described the lobby as "a sign of desperation. "Three major polls on Israeli television show only 50 mandates for Netanyahu's coalition in the 120-seat Knesset, much less than the 61 needed by the majority. His Likud party is expected to drop from 32 seats to 20. Trump has already supported Netanyahu and warned that his defeat could affect US-Israel relations. substack | talk.