U.S. Elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls Joe Biden “a great friend of Israel” and thanks U.S. President Donald Trump for taking the U.S.-Israel alliance to “unprecedented heights.”
“AIPAC congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election victory,” said the pro-Israel lobby in a statement.
While the election results still remain unclear, observers have questioned whether a potential Biden administration could treat Israel with some level of hostility that was especially seen during the last few months of the Obama administration.
“If [U.S. President Donald] Trump indeed loses, we will have to take this measure,” said Yamina Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich.
Several Jewish congressional members are expected to retain prominent leadership roles in the 117th Congress.
“As has always been the case, Jews in the United States committed themselves to our civic process, voting and working for candidates of both major parties,” said Eric Fingerhut.
U.S. President Donald Trump received 30.5 percent of the Jewish vote, while former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden got 60.6 percent, according to a Republican Jewish Coalition survey.
American politics has provided creative fodder for film and TV writers and directors from Frank Capra to Aaron Sorkin.
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden already said he would leave the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, despite disagreeing with its relocation.
Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election needs to “make an attempt to forge a bipartisan consensus on Iran,” said United Against Nuclear Iran policy director Jason Brodsky.
Israeli observers tell JNS that the Islamic Republic is hoping for a victory by Democratic candidate Joe Biden; however, the likelihood of such a development leading to a decrease in Iranian regional aggression appears decidedly low.
“[He] is a president who cares about the State of Israel, and it is important for us that he continues for another term,” says Gush Etzion Regional Council head.
