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American Israelis hold pro-Trump rally at US embassy in Jerusalem

Some two-dozen vehicles of eligible voters drove from Tel Aviv to the capital to champion the incumbent president and call for his re-election.

American Israeli supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Jerusalem on Oct. 27, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
American Israeli supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Jerusalem on Oct. 27, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

American Israelis rallied on Tuesday on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump, driving in a convoy from Tel Aviv to the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.

“More and more people are wakening and seeing who Donald Trump truly is—that he’s for the people and for the Jewish people,” participant Jacob Lieberman, donning a “Trump 2020” hat, told AP. “What he has done for the Jewish people, there are no words, no words to explain. Exceptional president.”

Some two-dozen vehicles joined the drive, organized by the group Republicans Overseas Israel, which estimates that 300,000 U.S. citizens live in Israel.

According to an i24 News poll released earlier this month, 63.3 percent of Israelis prefer Trump to Democratic contender Joe Biden, saying that a second term for the incumbent “will be better for Israel.”

The poll indicated that 18.8 percent support Biden, while 10.4 percent said “both are equally good for Israel.”

“All the things that are both Jewish and immigrant, I think I experienced growing up,” Dee Simon told JNS.
“Anyone who attempts to pose a threat or attack Israel will face devastating consequences,” said Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the global body.
Former justice minister Alan Shatter said Herbert Park Hotel declined the conference after asking about an IDF connection, and later released delegates’ rooms.
“Whose battle is the administration fighting here? Kanye West’s? Tucker Carlson’s?” Seth Stern, chief of advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation, told JNS.