In a tight race for re-election in Israel, Netanyahu gets a welcome lift from his friend in the White House.
FILE - In this March 25, 2019 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump hold up the signed proclamation recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights at the White House in Washington. In a tight race for re-election, Netanyahu has gotten a welcome lift from his friend in the White House. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and the opening of the U.S.
For Netanyahu, the close ties with Trump are a welcome change after eight frosty years with the Obama administration, which repeatedly clashed with the prime minister over his policies toward the Palestinians and his opposition to the nuclear agreement with Iran. Trump enjoys strong support among Israelis, 69% of whom expressed confidence in the president’s ability “to do the right thing regarding world affairs,” according to a Pew Research Center poll published in October.
A poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute found that 63% of Israelis “believe that Netanyahu’s standing in the current election campaign will be strengthened by the U.S. recognition” of the annexation of the Golan Heights. The survey interviewed 603 people and had a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points.
On Thursday, Netanyahu paid a surprise visit to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin announced his country’sin recovering the remains of an Israeli soldier who went missing in action in Lebanon in 1982.
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