Donald Trump publicly praised Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa -- a former commander of the al-Qaeda-aligned al-Nusra Front -- during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offering one of his most direct endorsements of the ex-jihadi leader to date. Trump has repeatedly acknowledged al-Sharaa's shift from a senior al-Nusra Front figure to Syria's transitional president, previously describing the Middle Eastern leader as "young" and "attractive" in public remarks.

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