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Likud’s billboard targets Netanyahu amid Lebanon and Iran ties

8/18/2026

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Likud posted an August 16, 2026 billboard featuring Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, captioned “They want Netanyahu to lose. Don’t let them win.”
U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News he may endorse someone but will stay out of Israeli elections.
An Israel Democracy Institute poll showed Trump’s appeal fell from 60% to 28% and right-wing support fell from 70% to 35%.

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Likud posted an August 16, 2026 billboard featuring Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, captioned “They want Netanyahu to lose. Don’t let them win.”
U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News he may endorse someone but will stay out of Israeli elections.
An Israel Democracy Institute poll showed Trump’s appeal fell from 60% to 28% and right-wing support fell from 70% to 35%.