Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNetanyahu remains one of Trump's most studious emulators, taking cues from him for consolidating authoritarian populist rule. Credit: Brendan Mcdermid/ReutersNetanyahu's mimicry of Trump has already shown itself in myriad ways, but the biggest test will be whether a defeated Netanyahu can contain the insurrectionary impulses already rife among his campJoshua Leifer07:04 PM • July 09 2026 IDTIn the 11 years since U.S. President Donald Trump descended the gilded escalator in his Manhattan tower and entered American political life, he has become the global populist right's preferred source of inspiration and model for imitation.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpIsraeli judiciary CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpWest BankMichigan PrimaryGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAnalysis | If Netanyahu Loses the Election, Will He Go Full Trump?Democrats Ignored Graham Platner's Antisemitism, Now They're Paying the PriceIran Buries Slain Leader Khamenei After Days-long Funeral ProcessionIsraeli Nurses Union Declares Labor Dispute Over Worker Shortages, High BurnoutCan Trump Save Netanyahu Politically? That's the Wrong QuestionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians Inside