Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks during a ceremony to sign amendments to a series of scientific cooperation agreements with U.S.
Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, at Ariel University, in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.
(Emil Salman/Pool via AP)JERUSALEM โ Israel's leader on Sunday praised President Donald Trump's Mideast policies, even as he avoided openly taking sides ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
After taking office, Trump unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, winning praise from Netanyahu.
While Trump is popular with the Israeli public, Netanyahuโs close relationship with the president appears to be deepening a divide with American Jews.