Haaretz: The slogan “Make America Great Again” weakens Israel.
As expected, major newspapers in the occupied territories paid close attention to the results of the US presidential election held on Tuesday, which resulted in the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump, according to Al Jazeera.
Analysts and columnists in these newspapers analyzed and examined the results and their implications for the wars in which the Israeli regime is engaged on several fronts.
In her report, Haaretz’s senior correspondent Judy Maletz reviewed the reaction of major Jewish organizations, which quickly issued statements congratulating Trump on his victory. She quoted Ted Deutsch, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, who called in a statement for the United States to continue its presence and leadership in the world and act as a force for stability, especially at a time when “the conflicts that are taking place around us reflect the dangerous complicity of the enemies against Tel Aviv.”
Jewish unions in North America also expressed hope that they could work with the new US administration to strengthen their shared values and maintain strong support for the Zionist regime.
In another article in the same newspaper, former Israeli diplomat Nadav Tamir expressed little satisfaction with Trump’s victory, stating that Trump’s slogan of “making America great again” would only serve to permanently weaken Israel.
He warned that Trump’s victory would give Russian President Vladimir Putin more incentive to pursue his plans, as well as China, which is seeking to expand its economic and political dominance and seize Taiwan, and North Korea, which, along with Iran, is supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Tamir advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies to temper their excessive optimism, as the situation is not as bright as it seems, especially as despair is widespread among Western countries.
Meanwhile, Tova Lazarov, deputy editor of the Jerusalem Post, called Trump’s victory a “diplomatic bombshell” for Israel’s multi-front wars, undermining diplomatic efforts to end them in the short term and raising questions about long-term US support for Israel’s military campaigns against Iran and its “proxies.”
The author predicted that Trump and Netanyahu would be more coordinated on issues related to the days following the war in the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Yedioth Ahronoth published an article by Ron Ben-Yishai, which emphasized that Jared Kushner, the president-elect’s son-in-law, would not join the new Trump administration, raising concerns for Israel.