A Key Netanyahu Coalition Partner Says Trump Best for Israel
- Ben Gvir endorses US president candidate as Hamas war rages
- Minister has influential role in Netanyahu’s ruling coalition
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Israeli far-right cabinet member Itamar Ben Gvir took the unusual step of endorsing Donald Trump as the next US president, saying a return of the ex-leader would bolster the chances of victory against Iran’s allied militant groups and the Islamic Republic itself.
“I believe that with Trump, Israel will receive the backing to act against Iran,” the minister for national security told Bloomberg in an interview. “With Trump it will be clearer that enemies must be defeated.”