Don’t write off Netanyahu over Oct. 7 warning claims – Trump

The Israeli prime minister is not necessarily politically doomed after being accused of ignoring a UAE tip-off, the US president has said Reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored warnings from Egypt and the UAE shortly before the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack should not be assumed to doom him politically, US President Donald Trump has said.The Israeli leader, whose Likud party is facing a difficult election in late October, has been accused of either failing to properly assess the threat posed by Gaza militants or deliberately allowing the attack to happen in order to justify a major military campaign against the Palestinian enclave.Trump commented on the allegations and Netanyahu’s record of political survival in an interview with Time magazine published on Thursday. “People have written off Bibi many, many times, just like they’ve written off me many, many times. I wouldn't underestimate Bibi,” Trump said.He said his primary concern is “to help them defend Israel,” and suggested that if Netanyahu knew about an imminent attack, “he would have done something about it.”Netanyahu losing sway in US mediaThe latest wave of accusations against Netanyahu was trig...