Israel's government is “dancing with joy” over Trump's ministerial choices

Published 14 November 2024 at 12.48

Foreign. Donald Trump chose two very strong friends of Israel for the important posts of secretary of state and defense, which creates great relief.

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Those who had hoped that Donald Trump would pursue a peace-friendly policy in the Middle East will have to reconsider.

During Wednesday it became clear that a number of candidates have been nominated for the new government, which even by the standards of the Republican Party is strongly committed to Israel and hawkish when it comes to foreign policy in general – thus so-called neoconservatives.

These are primarily Senator Marco Rubio (who is nominated for Secretary of State), Fox News profiler Pete Hegseth (nominated for Secretary of Defense) and Michael Waltz (nominated for National Security Advisor).

Israeli I24's correspondent in Washington reported with a big smile on Washington's face as the names were announced. He describes what the decisions mean for the government of Israel.

Israeli media reports the Israeli government is "dancing the whore" over Trump's early cabinet selections of "old school" Israel-first Republicans:

"You couldn't have selected better picks if you're sitting in the prime minister's office right now"
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— Keith Woods (@KeithWoodsYT) November 13, 2024

– They don't just breathe a sigh of relief, they do the whore dance of joy, he says.

Probably didn't even have Benjamin Netanyahu himself could have chosen more reliable people as American ministers, according to the correspondent.

– You could not have made better choices if you were sitting in the prime minister's office right now.

Most of the politicians who have so far been promised ministerial positions in Trump's incoming government have previously received money from the Israel lobby. An exception is Matt Gaetz, who will become attorney general, but he has expressed strong support for Israel anyway. Among other things, he advocated earlier this year that the US should withdraw support to the UN and give the money to Israel instead.

Both the nominations of Gaetz and of Tulsi Gabbard as head of intelligence, however, are not considered serious and the appointments will most likely to be stopped by the Senate. Instead, these nominations may have been a way for the Trump campaign to trick the voter base into believing that at least one sane person will be in government, even if that's not the case.

Donald Trump's pro-Israel cabinet, a thread : pic.twitter.com/UaFyz70vER

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