{"id":2612871,"date":"2026-06-10T09:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-to-run-for-reelection-after-trump-questioning\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:37:29","slug":"netanyahu-to-run-for-reelection-after-trump-questioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-to-run-for-reelection-after-trump-questioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu to run for reelection after Trump questioning"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-to-run-for-reelection-after-trump-questioning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek reelection, with his Likud party quickly dismissing speculation after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned whether he would continue his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">political career<\/a>. Trump\u2019s comments came soon after remarks implying Netanyahu might step aside rather than run again. Netanyahu, Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >longest-serving prime minister<\/a>, has led the country in three periods totaling 18 years.  <\/p>\n<p>israel is expected to hold new elections before the end of October,though the date hasn\u2019t been set. With Netanyahu\u2019s approval ratings low and an opposition front largely unified only around opposing him, polls suggest the opposition needs support from Arab parties to win-an approach viewed as risky. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-pm-netanyahu-calls-on-rivals-to-join-him\/\" title=\"Israeli PM ... calls on rivals to join him\">likud<\/a> has already highlighted this scenario in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-americans-killed-in-afghanistan-suicide-bomb-attacks-biden-responds\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: Americans Killed In Afghanistan Suicide Bomb Attacks, Biden Responds\">party messaging<\/a>, and the upcoming vote will be the frist election as Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023 attack, which reshaped the Middle East conflict and exposed challenges in Israel\u2019s security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s<\/a> Likud party announced he would run for reelection, after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> publicly questioned whether he would.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speculation about Netanyahu\u2019s political future increased after Trump, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">prime minister\u2019<\/a>s closest international ally, voiced uncertainty, citing the Israeli prime minister\u2019s long career. The Likud party shut down any speculation in a brief X post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4601367\/riots-belfast-attempted-beheading-sudan-immigrant\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Riots consume Belfast over attempted beheading by Sudanese immigrant<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4600476\/israel-sanction-west-bank-settler-violence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel calls foreign sanctions over West Bank settler violence \u2018disgraceful\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4600168\/two-crew-members-rescued-from-us-apache-helicopter-downed-near-strait-of-hormuz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two crew members rescued from US Apache helicopter downed near Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPrime Minister Netanyahu will run in the upcoming elections \u2013 and with God\u2019s help, he will win,\u201d the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Likud_Party\/status\/2064624323734781959?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Likud_Party\/status\/2064624323734781959?s=20\">post<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks came shortly after Trump implied the prime minister might want to throw in the towel and end his career rather than run for reelection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t \u2060know, he\u2019s had an amazing career. Does he want to continue?\u201d Trump said when asked by a journalist about Netanyahu\u2019s plans for reelection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu is Israel\u2019s longest-serving prime minister, having held the position for 18 years in total. He\u2019s had three stints in the role, from 1996 to 1999, 2009 to 2021, and from 2022 to present.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel must hold new elections before the end of October, though no date has been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu, whose approval ratings are underwater, faces a steep challenge from an opposition front united solely around its opposition to him. Polls indicate the opposition doesn\u2019t have a majority unless it partners with Arab parties, a risky move that could jeopardize its chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4600476\/israel-sanction-west-bank-settler-violence\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4600476\">ISRAEL CALLS FOREIGN SANCTIONS OVER WEST BANK SETTLER VIOLENCE \u2018DISGRACEFUL\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likud has already capitalized on this possibility, with Netanyahu reposting a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Likud_Party\/status\/2064270601351491865?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Likud_Party\/status\/2064270601351491865?s=20\">foreboding ad<\/a> from the party stressing that opposition leader Yair Lapid can\u2019t form a government without the help of Arabs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election will be the first since Hamas\u2019s surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, a seismic event that set off a new era of war in the Middle East while highlighting weaknesses in Israel\u2019s security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu\u2019s Likud says he\u2019ll run again after Trump questioned him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2612872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25363679563725.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34059,44798,6524,8313,3634],"class_list":["post-2612871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-2024","tag-israeli-politics","tag-netanyahu","tag-reelection","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25363679563725.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612871"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612875,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612871\/revisions\/2612875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}