A little over a week ago, two right-wing Israeli journalists traveled to Palm Beach, Florida, hoping for Donald J. Trump's strong support for Israel's war in Gaza. Instead, they were "shocked" when Trump highlighted that Israel is suffering reputational damage and needs to end the war soon. This stance represents a departure from Trump's previously hawkish views on Israel, aligning more with his isolationist tendencies, similar to his views on Ukraine. Despite being a fervent supporter of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his presidency, Trump's recent remarks suggest a shift. He noted that Israel is losing public support for the war in Gaza and advised Netanyahu to conclude it promptly. Furthermore, Trump's call for Israel to ‘Finish Up’ the war without insisting on freeing Israeli hostages first has alarmed some conservatives, indicating he is "not campaigning that way now" and marking a departure from the broader conservative support for Netanyahu.
Trump’s Call for Israel to ‘Finish Up’ War Alarms Some on the Right Recent remarks he made urging an end to the Gaza conflict, with no insistence on freeing Israeli hostages first, were another departure from conservatives’ support for Benjamin Netanyahu. https://t.co/nI2K8srEns
Donald Trump, in another departure from Republicans’ support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said recently that Israel was losing public support for the war in Gaza and that Netanyahu should end it soon. https://t.co/eougj1GHCk
Trump growing measured on the war in Gaza comes closer to his isolationist baseline and what he has said, largely, about Ukraine. As president, he was the biggest Israel hawk the U.S. ever had. He's not campaigning that way now. Of course, he's liable to flip at any point. https://t.co/NaVBMhDTAd
Trump "shocked" Israeli right-wing journalists who met with him because he told them that Israel is suffering reputational damage and has to end the war soon https://t.co/BUk2pPaG6q https://t.co/Y57fNToj4o
New: Two right-wing Israeli journalists traveled to Palm Beach, Fla., a little over a week ago, hoping to elicit from Donald J. Trump a powerful expression of support for their country’s war in Gaza. Instead, one of them wrote that what they heard from Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago…