UPDATE - Trump Says May Consider Endorsing Candidate Running in Israeli Parliamentary Elections

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2026-08-17
(Adds details in paras 4-5) WASHINGTON, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he is considering the possibility of backing one of the candidates running in the upcoming Israeli parliamentary elections. Israel is scheduled to hold its next parliamentary elections on October 27. "I think it's most appropriate for me to stay out of Israeli elections, but I may endorse somebody," Trump said, as quoted by Fox News​​​.......
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