Trump may be a boon for Netanyahu, but challenges abound in a changed Middle East

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "The belief for now is that Trump will deliver," said Aviv Bushinsky, a former adviser to Netanyahu.
41% : And in the final days of his presidency, Trump brokered a series of diplomatic deals between Israel and Arab countries, shattering a longstanding assumption that Arab countries would not normalize ties without progress on Palestinian statehood.
40% : But much has transpired since Trump left office in early 2021.
40% : And he will likely expect Trump to give Israel a free hand in Gaza and not pressure it to withdraw troops, even under a ceasefire deal.
32% : Trump has indicated he wants Israel to wrap things up in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave, but he hasn't said what that might entail.
30% : Likely to top Netanyahu's wish list this time around is for Trump to be tough against Iran or perhaps even provide Israel with the weaponry it needs for an effective strike against Iran's nuclear program.
23% : Trump broke with longstanding U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, moving the U.S. Embassy to the contested city over Palestinian objections.
16% : At Netanyahu's urging, Trump withdrew the U.S. from an Obama-era deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program and ramped up sanctions against Iran, while also killing a top Iranian general.

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