The U.S. president had appeared to help Netanyahu during a close election by endorsing Israel’s seizure of the Golan Heights.
By Anne Gearan Anne Gearan White House reporter Email Bio Follow April 10 at 11:08 AM President Trump congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu for what Trump called the long-serving Israeli prime minister’s probable victory in a close reelection contest, saying Wednesday that a Netanyahu victory increases the chances for a peace agreement.
“I’d like to congratulate him. That was a well-thought-out race, I can tell you,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a trip to Texas. The Trump administration delayed release of a long-expected package of proposals to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict until after the Israeli election, but no specific date has been set.
Netanyahu made an 11th-hour campaign promise to annex portions of the West Bank, a move that would be broadly opposed around the world. It is unlikely that Netanyahu would have made such a pledge unless he were confident that he would be backed by the Trump administration.
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