He sees double: the double blow Netanyahu dealt to opposition members behind the scenes

A Maariv reporter reveals that Trump's statement of support for Netanyahu was coordinated and based on internal data showing a strengthening of Likud. Trump monitored the balance of power in Israel and only after seeing a real chance of victory did he publish the public support just before the elections.

A Maariv reporter reveals that Donald Trump's statement of support for Benjamin Netanyahu, published under embargo, was part of a coordinated and well-calculated move. According to Likud sources, Trump closely monitored internal data indicating a strengthening of Likud and the right-wing bloc, a tie between the blocs, and in some checks even an advantage for the right. These data convinced him that Netanyahu had a real chance of winning and were a significant factor in his decision to publish the public support specifically now. Netanyahu himself linked the continuation of the campaign in Iran to the window of opportunity remaining in Trump's presidency and expressed a desire to expand Israel's alliances with additional countries. The article notes that despite criticism in the American opposition about dragging the US into the campaign in Iran, Trump chose to support Netanyahu. The headline promises a 'double blow' to the opposition, but the body does not detail the second blow.