a little more than two weeks away, President Donald Trump is set to give what many are calling a political gift to his close friend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- vying for his fifth term -- wit
h a two-day visit to the White House this week.
"We’ve interceded in other Israeli elections but not with this sort of brazenness," said Aaron David Miller, a Middle East expert at the Wilson Center. Miller recalled three circumstances in recent history when U.S. presidents have sought to influence the outcome of an Israeli election, including one other occasion when President Bill Clinton invited then-Prime Minister Shimon Peres to the White House a month before an election that he ultimately lost to Netanyahu. But, Miller concluded, Trump's combination of actions represent "clearly the most blatant attempt" of interference.
Trump has denied that he's motivated to help Netanyahu politically. Asked specifically about whether his Golan Heights announcement was related to Netanyahu's upcoming election, Trump denied it.
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