Ahead of Israel’s Oct.27 national vote, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election bid, calling him a "great warrior," an "even greater partner for peace" and an ally in the confrontation with Iran.The backing could give Israel’s longest-serving prime minister a boost ahead of the country’s first national vote since the Hamas-led Oct.
7, 2023, massacre.The election is widely viewed in Israel as a referendum on whether to grant Netanyahu another term to pursue his war objectives, including disarming Hamas and Hezbollah and countering the nuclear threat from the Islamic Republic.In response, Netanyahu thanked Trump for his "extraordinary endorsement." "Together we will never let Iran’s regime get nuclear weapons," he said.TRUMP SAYS NETANYAHU NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED, OR ELSE US WILL HAVE TO 'FINISH THE JOB’ AGAINST IRAN ALONEPresident Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct.
13, 2025, in Tel Aviv, Israel.President Trump visited the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct.
7, 2023, part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Addressing the endorsement, Doron Spielman, international spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, told Fox News Digital that no personal or professional bond in the history of U.S.-Israel relations compares with the current partnership."Israel and the U.S.
have stood together as the two countries bearing the torch for the West, and that is a direct result of the incredible relationship between President Trump and Netanyahu," he said.He reiterated Netanyahu’s long-standing foreign-policy priority and central campaign promise: ensuring that Iran does not acquire atomic bombs under his watch."Israel prefers to do this with the U.S., which has been our greatest ally and friend, and who has already entered the front with us twice.But already ...