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Trump endorsed Netanyahu ahead of Israel's elections. He urged both leaders to 'finish the job' on Iran.
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US-Israel election linkage
Voters in Israel go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new parliament, and voters in the United States will elect a new Congress a week later. Republicans Overseas Israel estimates about half a million Israelis with American passports can vote in both polls, and Marc Zell said, "They can really make a difference." Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has used the campaign to talk up the possibility of launching a fresh attack on Iran, while US President Donald Trump has endorsed Netanyahu's re-election campaign and said both men should "soon finish the job" in Iran.
Netanyahu has warned against escalating the war for political purposes, and it quoted Gadi Eisenkot ruling out joining any unity government. Trump on social media said, "If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves".
Trump backs Netanyahu
Donald Trump reiterated his support for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's legislative elections, telling Israelis, "Vote for 'Bibi' Netanyahu as Prime Minister; we must finish the work we started!" Isaac Herzog said in an interview with MS NOW that he does not think Trump’s explicitly expressed support will affect his decision about whom to grant the mandate, adding, "I don’t think the President of the United States or anyone else can interfere with my judgment." Netanyahu intensified efforts to secure additional support from Trump earlier on Sunday, and it quoted American sources saying, "We have never seen Netanyahu like this before."
Netanyahu pushed for a joint US-Israel strike on Iran before the election, but the Prime Minister’s Office denied the report as "fake news". Defense Minister Israel Katz insisted that Israel had no plans to strike Iran before the election, and Katz stated, "I state unequivocally that Israel had no intention of initiating an attack on Iran before the elections in Israel".
What comes after polls
The BBC said the elections are intertwined and that any change in the electoral map of America could shape wars and the future of the global economy.
The Trump administration and the Israeli government are finalizing plans for a large-scale attack on Iran within weeks, and it cited the New York Times saying the targets would probably include Iran’s energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and missile and drone arsenal.
Trump told Newsmax, "We’re now analyzing Pickaxe Mountain. We might have to go there."
Netanyahu using the campaign to talk up the possibility of launching a fresh attack on Iran has shaped decision-making.
The sheer fact of the elections has shaped decision-making, and it described a scenario in which Trump might be more willing to attack Iran after the midterms, quoting a Western diplomat: "After the midterms, he will be in legacy mode".