Published: 28 January 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Israelis are more accustomed than other people to politicians whose limited vocabulary stands in inverse proportion to the intensity of the insults they hurl at rivals. We're used to leaders who attack the media, feel like victims, lie through their teeth and pay no price for corruption.
Trump’s unquestioning support could lead Israel to disaster – Ishaan Tharoor – The Washington Post 25.01.17
The Israeli leadership may want ‘carte blanche’, but that would put it on a collision course with the rest of the international community. Includes video [1:00].
Not even Jared and Ivanka will save pro-Trump Jews from utter disappointment – Rabbi Eric H. Joffe – Haaretz 26.01.17
Right-wing Jews, in the Diaspora and Israel, were blithely confident Trump would be an Israel-loving president, devoted to Jewish welfare and Israel's well-being. They're already being proven wrong.
Does Trump's 'America First' approach bode ill for Israel? – Akiva Eldar – Al-Monitor 26.01.17
It is unclear whether US President Trump, with his new isolationist strategy, will see it as in the interest of the United States to mediate between Israel and its neighbors.
On Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Trump switches from bravado to cautious diplomacy – Barak Ravid – Haaretz 24.01.17
Netanyahu’s room to manoeuvre in Washington on the Palestinian issue has no doubt grown, but it is far from being the bonanza the settler lobby in Jerusalem was dreaming of.
And see:
What Trump has done in the first week of his presidency – Waleed Ali – The Project/Ch 10 27.01.17
Video [4:10]
Trump presidency already altering Israeli-Palestinian politics January 24, 2017
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