Donald Netanyahu? Trump boasts he could totally win Israeli elections

US President Donald Trump reportedly told top Republican donors that he would win 98 percent of the vote if he ran for prime minister of Israel, a reference to his widespread popularity in the country.

Speaking to a group of Republican National Committee (RNC) donors at Mar-a-Lago, Trump boasted of his pro-Israeli credentials, pointing to his controversial decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Trump also said he was baffled as to why American-Jews supported the Democratic Party, telling the group that "the Democrats hate Jewish people" while referring to freshman Democrat Ilhan Omar, whose recent remarks about Israel sparked the uproar.

His comments were reported by news outlet Axios who cited three unnamed sources. Security guards at the closed talk required attendees to place their mobile phones in magnetised pouches to prevent leaks.

Trump entered the conference to the song "Proud to be an American" by country artist Lee Greenwood.

His speech was intended to update Republican donors on the Trump administration's activities. Donald Trump Jr. and Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis were reportedly in attendance.

The Trump administration is widely seen as one of the most pro-Israeli US presidencies in recent history.

Many of his administration's key foreign policy moves have been in Israel's interests, including withdrawing from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Israeli elections will take place on April 9, with analysts saying the vote could be close.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been accused of demonising Palestinian citizens of Israel, who make up some 17.5 percent of the population, ahead of April polls in a bid to boost right-wing turnout.

On Sunday he said, "Israel is not a state of all its citizens," in reference to Palestinians.

Netanyahu has also sought to woo a far-right extremist party ahead of the vote.