Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as election pressures pull them in opposite directions

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While the Israeli leader touts a willingness to defy the U.S. on Gaza, the president needs to show progress in the foreign entanglements weighing on his approval rating.

August 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDT5 minutes ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump speak to reporters at the White House in September. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)

With less than three months remaining before critical elections in the United States and Israel, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are being pulled in opposite directions by their domestic political imperatives.


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