Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters celebrated Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, hailing what a leader of the Israeli settler movement called an ally who would support them “unconditionally.”
When congratulating Republican Trump, Netanyahu said that the former president had made “the greatest comeback in history”.
“His historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for the United States and a powerful commitment to the grand alliance between Israel and the United States,” he said in a statement, which was echoed by leaders of far-right nationalist religious parties in your coalition.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has been fighting Israel for more than a year in Gaza, said the election was a matter for the American people but called for an end to the United States’ “blind support” for Israel.
“We ask Trump to learn from his mistakes. [presidente Joe] Biden,” Hamas representative Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters.
The result is a relief for Netanyahu’s coalition, which has clashed with Biden’s Democratic administration over fighting in Gaza and Lebanon that has fueled protests around the world and left Israel increasingly isolated internationally.
As the world watched the US elections on Tuesday night (5), Netanyahu took the opportunity to fire his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, one of the Biden government’s favorite interlocutors and the US military in government.
“The current government trusted Minister Gallant,” said Ephraim Sneh, a former brigadier general in the Israeli Army.
Gallant’s removal, in the midst of a multi-front war that threatens to escalate into a full-scale confrontation with Iran, brought protesters to the streets in Israel but was welcomed by Netanyahu’s camp.
Israel Katz, Gallant’s replacement who had been serving as foreign minister, said Trump’s victory would strengthen the alliance with Israel and help secure the return of the 101 hostages still in Gaza.
The first Trump administration provided Netanyahu with great victories when he went against the majority of the world by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and accepting Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
But it was unclear whether Trump’s new administration would provide the same support in the midst of a war that could directly appeal to the United States, said Burcu Ozcelik, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London.
“At the top of a complex list of unknowns is the degree of influence Trump will have over Netanyahu,” she declared.
This content was originally published in Government of Israel celebrates Donald Trump’s victory on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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