Israel’s multi-front war against Hamas and Hezbollah and fears of a wider Middle East war with Iran have made support for the Jewish state a key issue in November’s presidential election.
Fox News Digital recently interviewed Israelis in the capital, Jerusalem, to find out who they thought would be the better candidate in the November election — former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
“He (Trump) has been president for four years and was an excellent president — the only president of the United States who brought us somewhat closer to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Mordechai told Fox News Digital from the heart of the Israeli capital.
Israeli citizens are considering what Kamala or Trump becoming president would mean for the people of Israel. (Ahmed Gharabali/AFP via Getty Images)
Professor Moti Stein of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem told Fox News Digital that Vice President Kamala Harris “This is great for Israel.”
He said she was “representing and implementing values that are vitally important for the future of Israeli society.”
A concern for those interviewed, who see the Democratic candidate as the best choice for Israel’s future, is the continuation of democracy in the Jewish state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington, DC on July 25, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO)/Handout/Anadolu)
Jerusalem resident John Golub, who, like Stern, was involved in protests against Prime Minister Netanyahu near the country’s parliament, believes Harris is the best choice for Israelis. “Kamala Harris is committed to democracy, and I think she is one of the two candidates who will help Israel realize its future as a strong liberal, democratic democracy with a strong, independent judiciary that we need.”
Other Israelis were fearful of what a Harris administration would be like for Israel. Baruch Kalman told Fox News Digital that she is not the “right candidate to help Israel,” complaining that he thought she was “more concerned about what’s happening to Israel than what’s happening to Israel.” Gaza and Hamas He is more concerned about Israel.”
“Of the two candidates, Trump is the better candidate,” Kalman said. “He’s already shown his support for Israel, and he’s still supporting Israel, and he’s a man of his word, he does what he says.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared this photo of himself with former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida on July 26, 2024. (X/@Netanyahu)
Anna Gulko said her support for Trump is partly due to his values, which help shape his policies. “I think his policies will be based on biblical values, What does God require of man?
Zvika Klein, editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, one of Israel’s most read English newspapers, recently wrote an article explaining why he thought Harris was the wrong choice for Israel.
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“I think Kamala Harris as president is something that Jews and Israelis should be concerned about for a number of reasons,” Klein said.
Klein believes there is generally a lot of respect in the Middle East for world leaders who show strength on the global stage — something he says Harris does not have. In contrast, he said the former president has demonstrated his support for Israel. Klein said Trump’s track record is in realizing how he’s doing. Abraham Accords And moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem reflects Trump’s willingness to work with Israel.
Street sign indicating the US Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel (Hillel Mayer/TPS)
Klein cautioned that a future Trump administration will need skilled people who understand the region, just as it did during his first administration.
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“The question is whether he will … actually bring back and work with the same kind of close team that he had,” Klein said. “Whether with his son-in-law Jared Kushner or with David Friedman, who was the ambassador to Israel. A number of people who are very knowledgeable about Israel and the region. If people like that remain really close to the president and really able to influence him, that’s a good thing. And in general, republican party It’s very pro-Israel.”
According to the report, approximately 600,000 US citizens live in Israel either temporarily or permanently. The Jerusalem Post reportedCiting US embassy data, it has been said that about five lakh of these citizens may be eligible to vote in the elections to be held in November.
