Trump claims his endorsement helped Netanyahu perform better than expected in Israeli election
Trump said his endorsement helped Benjamin Netanyahu outperform expectations as Likud and its allies closed in on 53 Knesset seats.
- Tuesday's Israeli elections left incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot without the 61 seats required to form a government in the 120-seat Knesset.
- Arab parties claimed a historic 19 seats, though Likud repeated unsubstantiated claims that Arab citizens "stole" Tuesday's election, despite the official elections committee finding no evidence of irregularities.
- An American official told i24NEWS that President Donald Trump might eventually intervene, suggesting he would wait several weeks before calling Netanyahu and Eisenkot to "close a deal" at Mar-a-Lago.
- Consultations are set to begin next week with President Isaac Herzog urging party leaders to approach talks with an open mind, while Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen added, "The ball is now in Eisenkot's court."
- Netanyahu knows that without Arab Israelis—who comprise about 20 per cent of Israel's population—there is no majority to unseat him, with roughly 85 per cent of votes counted by Wednesday afternoon.
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Explainer-How could Israel break the election deadlock?
JERUSALEM, Oct 29 - Israel's election this week was indecisive and there is no clear winner poised to form a government. Benjamin Netanyahu remains in office as caretaker prime minister, but faces a parliament stacked with an opposition majority vying to oust him. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Trump's quiet ultimatum to Israel: Form a unity government
Officials in Washington believe US President Donald Trump will actively push for the formation of a broad-based government in Israel. Two weeks ago, Israel Hayom revealed that messages conveyed by Washington to senior Israeli party officials made clear that this was the president's preferred outcome, as he seeks to secure Israeli support for his sweeping […] The post Trump's quiet ultimatum to Israel: Form a unity government appeared first on ww…
Trump: Netanyahu in 'PRETTY GOOD SHAPE' as Israeli Election Deadlock Opens Door to U.S.-Brokered Unity Government
President Trump told Axios that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in "pretty good shape now" after defying election-night projections, and said he would "take a look" at helping broker a unity government as Israel's factions struggle to reach 61 Knesset seats.
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