JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters celebrated Donald Trump’s election as president, hailing what a pacesetter of the Israeli settler motion known as an ally who would help them “unconditionally”.
Congratulating Republican Trump, Netanyahu stated the previous president had made “historical past’s biggest comeback”.
“Your historic return to the White Home provides a brand new starting for America and a strong recommitment to the nice alliance between Israel and America,” he stated in an announcement, which was echoed by the leaders of the hard-right nationalist non secular events in his coalition.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has been combating Israel for greater than a 12 months in Gaza, stated the election was a matter for the American individuals, but it surely known as for an finish to the “blind help” for Israel from the US.
“We urge Trump to be taught from (President Joe) Biden’s errors,” Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri advised Reuters.
The end result is a aid for Netanyahu’s coalition, which has clashed with Biden’s Democratic administration over the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon which have fuelled protests worldwide and left Israel more and more remoted internationally.
Because the world watched the US election on Tuesday evening, Netanyahu took the chance to sack his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, one of many Biden administration’s and the US navy’s favoured interlocutors within the authorities.
“The present administration trusted minister Gallant,” stated Ephraim Sneh, a former brigadier common within the Israeli military.
The elimination of Gallant, in the course of a multi-front warfare that threatens to escalate right into a full-scale confrontation with Iran, drew protesters to the streets in Israel however was welcomed by Netanyahu’s camp.
Israel Katz, Gallant’s substitute who had been serving as overseas minister, stated Trump’s victory would strengthen the alliance with Israel and assist to safe return of the 101 hostages nonetheless remaining in Gaza.
