One of the strangest motifs across Israel’s recent string of legislative elections was enthusiastic supporters of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu waving Donald Trump flags.
Without fail, throughout the three extraordinary votes, Trump’s “Keep America Great 2020” banners appeared in Netanyahu rallies and party headquarters.
Never before had an American president’s campaign posters been almost as ubiquitous as those belonging to the Israeli candidates themselves.
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