Answered from 582. Netanyahu’s Fight for Survival and the Gaza Film That Shocked Rory and Alastair · The Rest Is Politics · 2026-10-21
Alastair Campbell doubts it. Donald Trump remains more popular in Israel than elsewhere, but Campbell thinks the endorsement could help an opposition arguing that Netanyahu is damaging Israel's standing, and he points to Hungary, where Trump's backing of Viktor Orbán may have hurt. Rory Stewart calls it unprecedented, especially after Trump suggested he might not work with any other Israeli leader.
“no American president in history has ever come out and provided that kind of endorsement for an Israeli candidate in an election” Rory Stewart · at 15:34 — open in the transcript →
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