Chuck Darwin on Nostr: An “Abandon Harris” campaign—centered on the Biden administration’s support ...
An “Abandon Harris” campaign—centered on the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s unprecedented bombardment of Gaza—appears to have gained traction in key swing states.
But what would a Trump presidency mean for a region already in ruins and teetering on the edge of a bloody multi-state conflict?
Trump has publicly called for an end to Israel’s devastating war in Gaza since Hamas’ October 7 attacks but has reportedly offered his private support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his offensive against Iran’s allies, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to The Washington Post, citing sources familiar with a recent phone conversation, Trump told Netanyahu to “do what you have to do.”
When news broke of Trump’s victory, Netanyahu and his son Yair expressed the Israeli position in enthusiastic tweets.
“Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!” the Israeli prime minister said on X, adding that it signaled a “new beginning… to the great alliance between Israel and America.”
His son Yair added, “Hallelujah!!! The most pro-Israeli president in America’s history is back!”
The enthusiasm was shared by Israeli reservist Brigadier-General Amir Aviv, who served as a deputy division commander in Gaza and as an aide-de-camp for IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Moshe Yaalon.
He says he expected Trump “to push a much stronger policy about Iran.”
“The reality is that we have a historic opportunity to really dismantle the whole Shia axis,” he tells The Independent, referencing Israel’s wars in Lebanon and Gaza and exchange of fire with Iran.
“I think this is a defining moment that enables the U.S. to really achieve a big victory over this axis… I hope President Trump seizes the moment and really pushes this policy.”
Palestinian political leaders painted a bleak and violent picture to The Independent. While they believed Biden’s unwavering financial, military, and political support for Israel’s bloody wars cost Kamala Harris the election, they do not see a bright future under a Trump presidency either, given his actions during his previous term as president.
In his first term, Trump controversially endorsed Israel’s annexation of the occupied Golan Heights, moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem — recognizing the contested city as Israel’s capital — and in 2018, eliminated U.S. funding to UNRWA, the United Nations aid program for Palestinian refugees and the largest UN agency operating in Gaza (which Israel has recently banned).
Mustafa Barghouti, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and head of the Palestinian National Initiative, tells The Independent that even if Trump and Netanyahu clash over active combat, other risks remain.
“The two largest risks are the possibility that he would give a green light to Netanyahu to annex the occupied West Bank or parts of the West Bank… and that he would allow the ethnic cleansing Netanyahu is trying to conduct in the Gaza Strip,” he says.
“If [Trump] does, this will mean the end of anything called peace in the region.”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-election/trump-israel-palestine-ukraine-nato-migration-b2642575.html
But what would a Trump presidency mean for a region already in ruins and teetering on the edge of a bloody multi-state conflict?
Trump has publicly called for an end to Israel’s devastating war in Gaza since Hamas’ October 7 attacks but has reportedly offered his private support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his offensive against Iran’s allies, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to The Washington Post, citing sources familiar with a recent phone conversation, Trump told Netanyahu to “do what you have to do.”
When news broke of Trump’s victory, Netanyahu and his son Yair expressed the Israeli position in enthusiastic tweets.
“Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!” the Israeli prime minister said on X, adding that it signaled a “new beginning… to the great alliance between Israel and America.”
His son Yair added, “Hallelujah!!! The most pro-Israeli president in America’s history is back!”
The enthusiasm was shared by Israeli reservist Brigadier-General Amir Aviv, who served as a deputy division commander in Gaza and as an aide-de-camp for IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Moshe Yaalon.
He says he expected Trump “to push a much stronger policy about Iran.”
“The reality is that we have a historic opportunity to really dismantle the whole Shia axis,” he tells The Independent, referencing Israel’s wars in Lebanon and Gaza and exchange of fire with Iran.
“I think this is a defining moment that enables the U.S. to really achieve a big victory over this axis… I hope President Trump seizes the moment and really pushes this policy.”
Palestinian political leaders painted a bleak and violent picture to The Independent. While they believed Biden’s unwavering financial, military, and political support for Israel’s bloody wars cost Kamala Harris the election, they do not see a bright future under a Trump presidency either, given his actions during his previous term as president.
In his first term, Trump controversially endorsed Israel’s annexation of the occupied Golan Heights, moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem — recognizing the contested city as Israel’s capital — and in 2018, eliminated U.S. funding to UNRWA, the United Nations aid program for Palestinian refugees and the largest UN agency operating in Gaza (which Israel has recently banned).
Mustafa Barghouti, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and head of the Palestinian National Initiative, tells The Independent that even if Trump and Netanyahu clash over active combat, other risks remain.
“The two largest risks are the possibility that he would give a green light to Netanyahu to annex the occupied West Bank or parts of the West Bank… and that he would allow the ethnic cleansing Netanyahu is trying to conduct in the Gaza Strip,” he says.
“If [Trump] does, this will mean the end of anything called peace in the region.”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-election/trump-israel-palestine-ukraine-nato-migration-b2642575.html