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“For those who care a lot about Israel, this has been a life-saving election,” RJC board member Ari Fleischer said.
The pro-Israel New York congressman denounced Beinart’s op-ed “Democrats ignored Gaza and brought down their party.”
Austin Olson, 27, said that “the problem is Israel; the problem is you” and “Israel controls our media, our corporations, they control you and they own us.”
Both promised to help ensure a smooth transition of power in separate calls with the president-elect.
The former president sees loyalty as a key criterion as he considers a mix of familiar faces and new allies for top positions.
A pro-Trump voter, who grew up in Iran, told JNS “it’s a fantastic thing” that the former president won reelection.
An attendee of a Jewish election party told JNS that “without Trump in power, I think Israel is dead in the water.”
“The Democratic Party did not do nearly enough to convince many Jews that it would stand up to the radicals in its camp,” said David May, of FDD.
“This victory can be considered a mandate from the American people,” stated Morton Klein, of ZOA.
The LAPD told JNS it is investigating the incidents as a hate crime.
Yehuda Kaploun, a member of Trump’s circle, said of the Harris campaign’s moves on Israel and antisemitism that their “‘shonda’ actions are our blessings.”
The Republican is returning to the White House for a second term.
