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Mateo Moreno

Ahead of Israeli Vote, Netanyahu Praises Trump's "Humor and Warmth" on Fox News Despite Recent Strains

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands amid security personnel as he meets with voters at a mall in Ramle on October 19, 2026. Israel heads to the polls on October 27 in its first election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, in what is seen as a referendum on the prime minister. (Credit: Photo by ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)

Ten days before Israel's October 27 parliamentary election — the country's first since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat for an extended conversation with Fox News host Mark Levin on Life, Liberty & Levin. The broadcast, which aired Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, ranged from security strategy to coalition politics, but the moment that cut through the noise was personal: Netanyahu told Levin that Trump carries a "wicked sense of humor" and a warmth that most observers never get to see.

Strategic Affinity, Not Simple Flattery

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