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MembersTachles with Aviel – Might Trump also eventually show Israel the door?

After watching what happened with Zelensky at the White House, some in Israel are wondering if Trump might one day turn on us.

US President Donald Trump. Photo: EPA-EFE/CHRIS KLEPONIS / POOL
US President Donald Trump. Photo: EPA-EFE/CHRIS KLEPONIS / POOL

When US President Donald Trump ended his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday with an outburst in the Oval Office and an effective ejection from the White House, many saw this as a lesson for Israel. Zelensky did not come to talk straight but to start an ideological discussion. He views the world through the lens of values – weak against strong, injustice against justice. Trump, on the other hand, thinks differently, and with his return to power, the idea that the US is the defender of democracies and global justice has disappeared. Now, America acts for America.

Israel, which is in the midst of war and foreign policy conflicts with critical partners, should learn from the fiasco in the White House. What was true in the past does not necessarily hold today and tomorrow. The political rules of the game are changing, and Europe is feeling this particularly since Trump’s return to Washington.

Trump pursues a clear line: he wants to get as much as possible for as little as possible. That is his...

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5 responses to “Tachles with Aviel – Might Trump also eventually show Israel the door?”

  1. Susan says:

    You said in perfectly!

  2. Stephen Clarke says:

    No because Ukraine is one big money laundering operation!

  3. John Davies says:

    President Trump is committed to Israel. It’s ridiculous to suggest otherwise. The war in Ukraine is underrepresented factually in the media. Zelensky comes across as a goon, a front man for a war of lies. He is way out of his depth on the world stage. Whatever this war is really about, if Ukraine wants to play with American money then it needs to grow up and appoint an adult to do the negotiations.
    Israel is an entirely different issue altogether. Mr Netanyahu is an experienced world player, and the consequences of what is happening is much closer to home for America despite the geography. President Trump has shown his intentions clearly, and the support is unwavering. To suggest otherwise is just trouble-making rubbish.

  4. Nigel Hanson says:

    Poignant article…..‘it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man’..?

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