"Netanyahu’s map is far more revealing than he probably intended," Middle East expert Andres Krieg, told Newsweek.

The Vice President's stance stands in contrast to that of Trump, who has put his “complete and total” support behind Netanyahu ahead of the consequential Israeli election.

Experts say Netanyahu’s security doctrine and map of regional alliances serve his political ambitions ahead of elections

The vice president said he didn’t want to get involved in a non-U.S. election, though he campaigned in Hungary for former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection bid has received no boost from — and may have even been damaged by — US President Donald Trump’s unusually explicit endorsement, a poll by the country’s top-rated TV station found.

Donald Trump has endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nine days before knife-edge parliamentary elections in Israel, despite tension between the pair since they jointly attacked Iran in February.

Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."

A week before parliamentary elections in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he remains committed to toppling the Iranian leadership, according to a statement his office issued on