Opinion  Yoaz Hendel
Israel won the lottery with Trump, but will pay the price when he’s gone
Yoaz Hendel
Published: 03.06.18, 00:00
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1. good analysis but obvious advice. Amer supporters of Israel
Rafi ,   US   (06.03.18)
... have been saying this for YEARS relative to Netanyahu's foolish one-sided approach.

Israel always needs to keep its powder dry and all its options open... Support for Israel should always be a bi-partisan endeavor.

But Bibi has long since trashed this approach... and Israel will inevitably pay dearly when the seven "years of famine" arrive.
2. Bibi as an Atonement
joe ,   gush etzion   (06.03.18)
As an expression of our remorse and atonement for having abandoned the principle of bi-partisanship in our relations with America, the Likkud should be defeated in the next national elections.
3. Us Jewish Dems will never give up on Israel.
DOV ,   USA   (06.03.18)
Look in your pocket and feel the small change you received from winning the lottery with Trump in office. I don't remember anything bad happening to Israel during the Obama administration. I think Obama approving 38 billion dollars is military aid in 2016 is winning the lottery. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-israel-statement-idUSKCN11K2CI

4. If he succeeds with his aims democrats are finished for good
(06.03.18)
5. Alienating American Jews
Mark ben Josef ,   USA   (06.03.18)
Not to forget, Netanyahu has gone out of his way to alienate and denigrate American Jews who are liberal, from the Reform Movement and from the Conservative Movement. Virtually all elected Jews in the US Government fall into one of these categories and 70% of American Jews who vote are anti-Trump or Never Trump. With Netanyahu's decades of hostility to all of them, Things may be decidedly different after the November Mid-Terms.
6. Let's enjoy the lottery while it lasts!
Camilo ,   Caibarién   (06.03.18)
There's intelligent pro-Israel life beyond the USA. The Democrats will install a Eurabian LBGTQ+ antisemitically correct tyranny like Belgium or Sweden, but with Italian or Greek pussy hat histeria. And it will be horrendously hostile towards Israel, with all the Muslim Brotherhood people, from Huma Abedin to Obama's inner circle. So why not enjoying the bonanza while it lasts?
7. We can plan for the "future", then the future happens....
(06.03.18)
8. being wrong....and wrong again
tiki ,   belgium   (06.03.18)
As all the experts were/are wrong about Trump again & again, they might be wrong about the future, the Democrats & their plans.

Want's to make G-d smile?
Predict the future!

A wise lesson and as Trump says wisely...."We'll see what happens".

9. Only fools would try to reverse Trump's achievements
איאן ,   רעננה   (06.03.18)
Only fools would try to reverse Trump vs ISIS N.Korea & Iran.

Obama's policies vis-a-vis ISIS and Iran were insane. His policy re N. Korea was negligent.

Fixing our problems will take a bit longer. But if Trump remains in the White House till 2024, Iran will be weak and Abbas will no longer be in power. There will be a new dynamic in Yehuda and Shomron and we'll have an opportunity to make lasting changes.
10. lotto
victor ,   brussels   (06.03.18)
AMERICA WON THE LOTTO WITH TRUMP.

IF TRUMP STANDS FOR HIS PROGRAM, THAN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL REELECT HIM , FOR SURE.

ISRAEL STANDS ALONE..ALWAYS.




BUT ISRAEL IS GOOD ..FOR AMERICA.

AND, WHAT'S GOOD FOR AMERICA, IS GOOD FOR TRUMP.

SO, TRUMP WON THE LOTTO
11. lottery
victor l ,   paris   (06.03.18)
NOT ISRAEL, BUT THE USA WON THE LOTTERY.

TRUMP IS THE BEST PRESIDENT OF THE USA, EVER.
HE WILL BE REELECTED.

AND THEN , IVANKA TRUMP WILL TAKE OVER.

SEE AND WAIT..

THE TRUMP DINASTY WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AND GREAT AGAIN.

SO , YOU ARE TOTALY WRONG
12. Lottety or luck
Foloos   (06.03.18)
Lottery needs to share luck needs nothing it is not about money only with tramb lt is lottery
13. This writer is completely ignorant about American politics
Jake   (06.03.18)
The opposite extreme of Donald Trump cannot win an election in America. The radical Leftist Obama had to lie about his beliefs in order to get elected (he claimed he didn't support gay marriage, and that *united* Jerusalem was Israel's eternal capital). Trump is portrayed as radically different, but in reality his policies are not alien to America. He was elected to put America back on track after 8 years of the radical Left chipping away at the foundation of the country. There will be no pendulum swing back to the hard Left. If the Democrats want to win another election, they will have to nominate a moderate candidate.
14. Trump will never solve middle east crisis
Tova   (06.03.18)
He declared Jersualem as capital. It is GOD who made the promise and we have Jersualem.

We can thank Trump, however, Trump also has his own interests. I thank Trump for having the courage to declare Jersualem as capital, while most nations are afraid and surrender to Islamic/Nazism way.

However, Israel does not owe or is obligated to Trump or any other country for her existence.

We can hope that the united States will not manipulate Israel into doing what is best for America.

Trump you did a good thing. And that is where it ends.

GOD is Sovereign King of Israel and only GOD can determine what will be of Israel.
15. My plea to Jewish parents everywhere!
Chaim ,   Israel   (06.04.18)
Hendel is correct about one important thing. Trump is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Israel and Jews. Trump is a solid friend of Jews and Israel, and he has proven this with both words and deeds. We can only hope he serves two full terms as president, and is replaced by another Republican who is almost as good as he is.

Trump is also pure brilliant. America has never seen a Jobs Report like the last one under Trump. The raw unemployment numbers are the lowest in several decades. But what really makes it shine is the HISTORICALLY unprecedented low unemployment rates among minority Blacks and Hispanics. Unlike Hendel, I would love Israel to have a leader like Trump.

It is truly disgraceful that leftist Jews turn their back on this great man, and great friend of Jews and Israel, to KEEP licking the boots of hateful, corrupt Democrat incompetents like Obama and Clinton.

My plea to Jewish parents everywhere (religious and nonreligious): Bring up your children to be wise and and self respecting. Don't let them grow up to be brainless, destructive leftists!
16. Trump is a moron and Bibi is playing him with ease
Shachar ,   Eilat   (06.06.18)
It might actually be a blessing that the right's new hero is such a moron, childish and inept. Systems need to be shaken up and the balance of power needs to vascilate between left and right to continue to produce a healthy gov't. Trump is doing some of that shaking up without actually achieving anything. Meanwhile Israel is cashing in on his vanity and it is that sort of opportunism that Israel thrives on.
17. Peace in Palestine
Mark ,   Haifa   (06.06.18)
100 years of residence of two peoples on a narrow strip of land proved that Jews and Arabs can not and should not live in one country. Every nation must live in its own country.
This is the essence of the UN decision on the partition of Palestine.
ALL Jews were expelled from the Gaza Strip and from areas A and B.
It's time to ALL 6 million Arabs of Palestine to obtain the citizenship of the Palestinian National Autonomy.
Only then will begin economical, political and physical separation between Jews and Arabs.
Without this, peace in Palestine is impossible.
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