Netanyahu released a phone call he had with Trump after the US president endorsed him for the upcoming Israeli elections
by Dave DeCamp, Antiwar. com, October 19, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released footage on Monday of a call with President Trump, during which the US president told the Israeli leader, โYouโre the man I want by my side.โ
The call came after Trump endorsed Netanyahu for the upcoming October 27 Israeli elections in a long post on Truth Social, where he suggested that the US may have to โfinish the jobโ against Iran without the help of Israel if Netanyahu doesnโt remain prime minister. In the phone call, the two leaders alluded to the Iran war, with Netanyahu using the same language as Trumpโs post.
โDonald, we have a job to finish. You said it, and weโll finish it together. Weโll finish it, and no one else will do it,โ Netanyahu said.
Trump told Netanyahu that he โcraftedโ the post himself. โYouโre a warrior, and youโve been treated unfairly by your country and from some others โฆ but youโre a great warrior, and we will prove that. We will prove that very soon,โ he said. โI think youโre terrific, Bibi โฆ Youโre the man I want by my side, Bibi.โ
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday responded to Trumpโs post and the suggestion that the US and Israel will โfinish the jobโ against Iran, suggesting that Netanyahu was leading the US into another war.
โLast time you wanted to โfinish the job,โ Iran emerged even stronger. Want to try your luck again? Be our guest. But be careful; we have unfinished jobs too,โ Araghchi wrote on X. โNetanyahu is driving America into another war to stay out of jail, whatever the consequences for Israelโlet alone POTUS.โ
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Tags: Iran, Israel, Middle East, politics, trump, War Criminals
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