Trump has yet to explicitly support Netanyahu's re-election

ON 15 AUGUST, ACCORDING TO CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES, ISRAEL WILL HOLD PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR, AND RECENT POLLS PUBLISHED BY ISRAELI MEDIA INDICATE THAT ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU ' S SUPPORT RATE IS LOW. TO DATE, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS YET TO EXPRESS HIS UNEQUIVOCAL SUPPORT FOR NETANYAHU IN THE ISRAELI GENERAL ELECTIONS. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT SEVERAL COMPETITORS IN NETANYAHU HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT TRUMP WOULD SUPPORT THE CURRENT PRIME MINISTER. ACCORDING TO THE SOURCE, THEY HAVE REACHED OUT THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES TO TRAN TO COMMUNICATE TO HIS ASSISTANTS AND URGED TRUMP TO REMAIN NEUTRAL. A WELL-KNOWN FORMER UNITED STATES OFFICIAL STATED THAT NETANYAHU WAS UNDERPERFORMING IN THE POLLS, WHICH DISPELLED THE WISH OF TRUMP TO INTERVENE。