Opinion: While U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration calls to end the war in Gaza, Netanyahu stalls for time hoping Trump would become the key to his political survival.
Too many people in Israel cling to the memories of Donald Trump’s presidency, who was crowned as Israel’s greatest friend in the White House by the encouragement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They forgive him for his lies, ignorance, and brutish behavior. Why was he loved in Israel? Because he moved the American embassy to Jerusalem, a move that proved empty.
They cheered for him for promising to bring the “deal of the century” between Israel and the Palestinians, one that was immediately shot down after being proposed. They forgot about his terrible impact on Israel when he withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, a move that led to a significant spike – during his and Netanyahu’s tenure – in Tehran’s progress toward nuclear weapons.
Israel praised Trump even though he allowed antisemitic movements, particularly those advocating white supremacy, to raise their voice during his tenure. Even when a protester was killed during a demonstration against a neo-Nazi march, he said that there were good people on both sides, meaning in neo-Nazi ranks as well.
When 11 people were killed during a prayer at a synagogue in Pittsburgh during his time in office, Jewish communities argued that Trump’s rhetoric allowed antisemites to become active in the U.S. once again.
No one dared think about the awful fact that Trump’s cohorts are evangelicals, and their love for Israel stems from the belief that should all of the Jews gather in one place, the battle of Gog and Magog would occur, Jesus will be resurrected, and will rule the world, and those Jews who refuse to convert will be sent to hell. The evangelical love for Israel is a dark one. Trump is committed to them.
Like Trump, Netanyahu also idolizes evangelicals. He neglected his ties with…
