News Nosh 11.1.20

by APN 11/01/20
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APN's daily news review from Israel - Sunday, November 1, 2020

Quote of the day:

"It seems that even 25 years after the assassination, nothing seems to have changed. Incitement is the same incitement and the one who incited is the same one who incites."
--Peace Now tells Maariv after supporters of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vandalized a Peace Now stand ahead of the Saturday night protest march organized by the movement to mark the 25th anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination.*


Front Page:

Haaretz

Yedioth Ahronoth

  • Charging - Two days till US elections
  • and barricading (Hebrew and Hebrew)
  • We touched death and returned to life - Special project on corona patients
  • Revolt in Majdal Shams - Body of Druze Sheikh, Hasan Halabi, who died of corona, was snatched from hospital and buried, people violated corona restrictions
  • Mask instead of a screen - Returning (again) to class
  • Death of an agent (Sean Connery)

Maariv This Week (Hebrew links only)

  • Hello first through third grade pods (Hebrew)
  • Prime Minister claims expenses of his private home were meant for fulfilling his role - and he shouldn’t be taxed
  • He lost all shame // Ben Caspit
  • https://www.maariv.co.il/journalists/Article-799192
  • Voting and stormy  - Two days till US Presidential elections
  • The vaccine test - History in Hadassah and Sheba hospitals: The first test subjects will receive this morning the corona vaccine developed by the Biological Institute in Nes Ziona
  • Parting from James Bond: Movie actor Sean Connery passed away at age 90

Israel Hayom


Top News Summary:
The biggest and latest corona stories: first through fourth graders return to school today, and hair salons and beauty parlors open while shop owners shout that they must remain closed, dozens of Druze snatched the body of their religious leader from a hospital and buried him while violating corona guidelines and human trials for Israeli corona vaccine begin today. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said he shouldn’t have to pay taxes on the expense of his private residence and thousands protested against Netanyahu around the country for the 19th consecutive week (some were attacked by right-wingers), commentators discussed the US elections making top stories in today's Hebrew newspapers.

*Between three and six attacks against anti-Netanyahu demonstrators last night were reported, including a man beaten by two men and one man reportedly wounded after plainclothes officer kicked him in the head. And, a man suspected of threatening protesters, saying, “I’ll kill you, leftists,” was released to house arrest. In Jerusalem, Maariv wrote that "thugs vandalized a stand of the Peace Now movement ahead of the protest march" from Jerusalem's Zion Square to the Prime Minister's Residence at Balfour, which was organized by the movement to mark the 25th anniversary of Rabin's assassination. A complaint was filed with the police. Peace Now said: “This is a direct continuation of the incitement from Balfour against demonstrators and opponents to Netanyahu. It seems that even 25 years after the assassination, nothing seems to have changed. Incitement is  the same incitement and the one who incited is the same one who incites. It is unfortunate that Netanyahu continues to play the victim and escape responsibility. If God forbid another political assassination takes place, he will have the blood on his hands.”


Diplomacy:

  • Dominican Republic Says Considering Moving Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem - A statement released by the Caribbean island’s Foreign Ministry touts nation’s long-standing ties to the Jewish people, beginning as early as the 15th century and during World War II. (Israel Hayom and Haaretz+)
  • First Jerusalem-born American gets US passport that lists 'Israel' as birthplace - The United States on Friday issued for the first time a passport to a Jerusalem-born American with 'Israel' listed as the place of birth instead of the city. Pompeo says decision is 'consistent' with Trump's 2017 proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite it remaining a point of dispute in the heart of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hanan Ashrawi, called it an affront to the city's history and identity and a clear violation of UN resolutions. "The US administration is using all tools at its disposal to erase Palestine, physically, politically, culturally, and figuratively," she said. (Ynet and Israel Hayom)
  • Israel, Lebanon agree to further talks on maritime border in November - The U.S.-brokered negotiations at a UN base over boundaries in potentially gas-rich Mediterranean waters are the countries’ first direct talks in 30 years. (Haaretz+ and Ynet)
  • White House moves forward with sale of 50 F-35 jets to UAE -sources - The Trump administration notified Congress it intends to sell 50 Lockheed Martin F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates for about $10 billion, sources said on Thursday, setting up a potential showdown with lawmakers over the deal. (Agencies, Haaretz and Ynet)
  • Trump reportedly approves sale of F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Israel - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump allegedly supports the sale of F-22 aircraft and precision-guided munitions to the IDF, as compensation for the sale of F-35 aircraft to the UAE. Israel does not respond to report. (Israel Hayom and Maariv)
  • Gulf states hope for Trump's victory, officials say - If Democratic nominee Joe Biden enters the White House, "many of the countries that are currently exploring the possibility of normalizing relations [with Israel] will take a step back and rethink the risk they are taking," a senior Bahraini official says. (Israel Hayom)
  • Israeli Golan Heights Wine to hit Dubai shelves - Products of winery which grows its grapes on the plateau that Israel captured from Syria in 1967 war, will be available in hotels, restaurants and stores. (Agencies, Haaretz)
  • Ad in Yedioth declared that the 'Israel-Dubai Conference' will be held in Dubai at the end of November - Even to be co-hosted by Calcalist (Yedioth's financial affairs paper), Bank Leumi and Channel 13. Participants include 100 senior people in the Israeli economy who will meet 100 local and international business people.



Corona Quickees:

  • Dozens of Druze snatch body of dead leader from Israeli hospital and lay him to rest  - Thousands attend funeral of Sheikh Hassan Halabi in locked down Majdal Shams, despite COVID regulations that limit public gatherings. (Haaretz+ and Israel Hayom)
  • Not just ultra-Orthodox and Arabs: Weddings in violation of restrictions continue to be held in the secular sector as well - The Jewish-secular public also has banquet halls that hold weddings under the radar, contrary to the guidelines and despite the threat of a fine for those caught. "I had an event for 300 people and the [police] didn’t find out about it,” said one of the wedding hall owners. (Maariv)
  • Pandemic Czar Fears Infection Spike Among Druze After Mass Funeral - Synagogues to open Sunday, stores to remain closed for another week. Health Ministry removes Italy, Germany from list of 'green' countries. Cabinet extends state of emergency until January 3. Former army medical chief to replace virus czar. (Haaretz and PHOTOS)
  • Half a million Israeli children go back to school as lockdown eased - Officials say students in grades 1-4 will be divided into groups of 20 with children required to wear masks even during recess; the resumption of in-class studies comes after a week marred with uncertainty and political rows. (Haaretz+ and Ynet)
  • Israel sees serious virus cases drop below 400 for first time in weeks - Health Ministry reports that 399 patients are suffering from serious symptoms, of whom 176 are ventilated; the infection rate saw a slight increase over the weekend. (Ynet)
  • Israel's COVID vaccine contender launches clinical trials at 2 hospitals - 415 patients hospitalized in serious condition, 171 of whom are on ventilators. Death toll since start of pandemic stands at 2,541. (Haaretz+ and Israel Hayom)
  • Israeli Military Survey About Trust in Pandemic Policy Angers Health Ministry - Results show only 24% trust authorities to handle coronavirus crisis, down from 60% in previous lockdown. Ministry calls survey ‘subversive’ and military says question will be edited. (Haaretz+)
  • Palestine confirms 540 new coronavirus cases, six deaths - Six people died due to complications resulting from coronavirus, the youngest of whom was 61 and the eldest was 89. (WAFA)


Quick Hits:

  • Israeli Police More Than Twice as Likely to Solve Murder of Jews Than Arabs - In light of the new data, Israeli Arabs, who are three times as likely to die of violence, are pointing their fingers at the authorities. (Haaretz+)
  • Israeli soldiers attack Palestinian farmers, kick them out of their lands in south of West Bank - Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinian farmers working on their land Saturday in Beit Ummar town, in the south of the West Bank, and forced them to leave their land, according to a local activist. (WAFA)
  • On his 97th day of hunger strike, administrative detainee in Israel, Maher al-Akhras, is in critical condition - Al-Akhras, 49, a father of six, is from the northern West Bank city of Jenin. He was detained on July 27 and slammed with a four-month administrative detention order without any clear charges and based on secret evidence not available even to his lawyers. He immediately went on hunger strike demanding his release from prison. (WAFA)
  • Israeli army training sparks destructive fire in Golan Heights nature reserve - The drill was conducted in violation of regulations and despite parks authority's opposition. 'The damage is enormous,' one official said. (Haaretz+)
  • West Bank Palestinians' olive trees burn as U.N. urges protection for harvest - U.N. Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov calls on Israel to ensure the safety of Palestinian olive farmers amid attacks by 'by people believed or known to be Israeli settlers.’ (Agencies, Ynet)
  • Extreme Heat Dashes Palestinian Olive Farmers’ Hopes for a Good Year - Groves are reporting exceptionally bad harvests across the West Bank, and experts are tying the results to the heat wave back in May – as global warming threatens. (Haaretz+)
  • Netanyahu insists that the expenses of his private home are intended to fulfill his role and he should not be required to pay tax - According to a News 13 publication, in response to a request from the Prime Minister's Office, the chief of staff claimed that all the expenses of the prime minister's residence that the state pays are for fulfilling Netanyahu's position. (JPost and Maariv)
  • Palestinian prisoner in Israel, 51, starts his 32nd year behind bars for a life sentence for resisting the occupation - After Israel has released prisoners three out of four batches of Palestinian prisoners from pre-Oslo era as part of a March 2014 deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Israel reneged on the fourth and final batch that included Juma Ibrahim Adam and 28 others. [NOTE: In 1988, Adam and his cousin, both 19, threw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli bus passing through the West Bank and it caught fire. All the passengers got off, but a mother went into shock and stayed on the bus with her three children and perished. A man who stayed on the bus to convince her to get off died later of smoke inhalation and burns. The attack took place the day before Israeli elections and influenced voters. The result was the re-election of the right-wing Likud party. -  OH] (WAFA)
  • Israeli woman awarded damages for not being allowed on bus based on her dress - 'You were in the world's shortest shorts,' driver told teenager at religious West Bank settlement in 2018 ■ Jude rules this amounted to discrimination and sexual harassment. (Haaretz+)
  • Israeli Court Revokes Lesbian Mother's Adoption of Her Children, Setting Worrying Precedent - The family court revoked a divorced, non-biological mother’s parenthood at her and her ex-partner's request, calling it a rare case in which it was in the best interest of the children. (Haaretz+)
  • Norway willing to provide civil marriage registration for Israelis - Since sole authority over marriage and divorce resides with religious authorities, many couples who opt for a non-religious ceremony or seek an alternative overseas but due to pandemic, that option is beyond their reach. (Yedioth/Ynet)
  • Byzantine Church Built Over Temple to Pan Found in Israel. 'Like Pilgrims Left Graffiti' - The church was built on top of a Roman temple in the Banias, a cultic center cited in the Gospels, that is today a popular Israeli nature reserve. (Haaretz+)
  • Name of Israeli army base goes back 1,700 years - Boundary stone in Greek naming the village of Nafah was found pursuant to infrastructure works, in this case laying a pipeline to the army base in the Golan Heights. (Ruth Schuster, Haaretz+)
  • Israel offers to send top IDF rescue team to Turkey after deadly quake - Defense Minister Benny Gantz orders Home Front Command to be ready to dispatch a search and rescue team to Izmir after the area suffers a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, killing at least 14 people and injuring over 600. MDA offers to set up a field hospital. (Agencies, Haaretz and Israel Hayom)
  • Hundreds protest at Temple Mount against Muhammad cartoons, 3 arrested - On Friday, protesters chant, "With our souls and with our blood we sacrifice for our prophet, Muhammad"; call French President Macron "the enemy of God." (Israel Hayom)
  • Man who killed three in French church identified as Tunisian national - French authorities arrest second suspect, amid ongoing worldwide tensions over depictions of prophet Mohammed. (Agencies, Haaretz)
  • Man arrested in Jeddah after attacking guard at French consulate 'with sharp tool' - The French Embassy said the consulate was subject to an "attack by knife which targeted a guard", adding the guard was taken to hospital and his life was not in danger. (Agencies, Haaretz)
  • From Jerusalem to Afghanistan, Muslims across the world protest French cartoons - Anger continues to rise over France's support for the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammed. (Agencies, Haaretz)


Features:

Meet the Tiny Jewish Community That Could Tip the Scales in U.S. Election
In northern Maine, Trump and Biden are fighting for a single electoral vote that could be a critical tiebreaker. (Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz+)
Jewish pro-Trump groups accuse Facebook of censorship ahead of US elections
The platform had moved to ban several pro-Trump groups comprised of Russian American Jews, raising questions over the role social media companies play in the current free exchange of ideas. (Sean Savage, Israel Hayom)
At the Foothills of an Israeli Settlement, Palestinians Are Used to Weekends of Terror
Five people wounded – that was the bloody toll of two assaults last weekend by settlers from Yitzhar and its neighboring outposts on Palestinian villagers in the West Bank. Guess which of the sides gets army protection. (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+)


Top Commentary/Analysis:
Donald Trump Has Split the Jewish People, Perhaps Forever (Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz+) Even if the U.S. president loses on November 3rd, Trump Jews are here to stay, and they're not just in America. We could be witnessing the defining schism of the Jewish world.
Is it too late for American Jewry? (Michael Laitman, Israel Hayom) American society may be divided over politics, but in all likelihood, the Left and the Right will unite around the one thing they have in common: Hatred for Jews.
Netanyahu's Complicity With Traitor Trump Has Tainted Israel-U.S. Ties (David Rothkopf, Haaretz+) Of all the world’s leaders, its right-wing populists and ethno-nationalists, no one embraced America’s betrayer as fully and as short-sightedly as Netanyahu. The years ahead will reveal the deep-seated damage that has caused.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-netanyahu-s-complicity-with-traitor-trump-has-tainted-israel-u-s-ties-1.9278563
Trump's Mideast innovations should live on (David M. Weinberg, Israel Hayom) The Trump administration's novel Mideast policies should be continued by the next administration, whether Republican or Democratic because the principles are in America's best interests as well as Israel's.
The U.S. election will decide between two completely different approaches to the region (Alon Ben David, Maariv) The US election is especially significant for Israel and the entire Middle East. But even Trump, as Defense Secretary Gantz recently understood, does not give us free gifts.
After Right-wing Rule, U.S. and Israel Can't Imagine Future Beyond the Center (Gideon Levy, Haaretz+) Israel has always dreamed America, and now it’s realizing that dream: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are shockingly alike. The prime minister is much better educated and more eloquent than the U.S. president, of course, but the similarity of their modi operandi and beliefs is amazing. No less amazing is the resemblance between their challengers, Joe Biden and Benny Gantz. Both are mediocre, middle-of-the-road. Both are brimming with good intentions, remarkable in their unremarkableness, with records quite impressive and capabilities much less so. They were supposed to be the hope for change, and they aren’t.
Do the Democrats have a problem with democracy? (Boaz Bismuth, Israel Hayom) The Democrats accuse US President Donald Trump and his supporters of fostering social division and fragmentation when, in fact, they are the ones using these tactics.
In the case of Donald Trump, four years is also an "era": the era in which America went mad (Shmuel Rosner, Maariv) Trump is ending a term, and possibly an era. You could call it that: the Trump era. Not every president deserves his own era, but Trump deserves it, and not because of special achievements or sweeping initiatives.
Israel, American Jews and the Democratic dichotomy (Nadav Tamir, Yedioth/Ynet) Largely liberal U.S. Jewish community traditionally votes for Democrats despite being perceived in Israel as less friendly than the GOP, and now Israel's embrace of the Trump administration has only widened the gap
Netanyahu's political use of state security undermines the IDF's readiness for war (Ran Edelist, Maariv) Even the last of the Bibists already understand today that the corona management is tainted with political considerations. Hence, the way is open for understanding that this is the method by which Israel's security policy is also conducted.
Netanyahu, Are You an Israeli Leader or a Jewish Leader? (Carolina Landsmann, Haaretz+) At the pinnacle of Mor Loushy’s spine-tingling documentary “Kings of Capitol Hill” about AIPAC, we see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife in Washington for his speech to Congress attacking the emerging nuclear agreement with Iran. We hear in the background Doug Bloomfield, a former top lobbyist for AIPAC, saying: “I don’t think we’ve ever seen a foreign leader come to Washington to lobby against the policies of the U.S. government by forming a partnership with the opposition to defeat the president of the United States.” It’s hard to think of a more accurate description of Netanyahu’s far-reaching historic move. Every Jew bothered by antisemitism should listen to Bloomfield’s description until the other shoe drops: Netanyahu joined forces with the opposition against Barack Obama to lobby against U.S. policy.
Danny Elharar, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu doesn’t give a hoot about you (Ben Caspit, Maariv) While the economy has been hit, a million people are unemployed, and business owners like Danny Elharar are screaming in pain, Netanyahu continues to demand a full tax exemption on all his family expenses at his private residence in Caesarea.
The true Rabin legacy can be the basis of national consensus (Prof. Efraim Inbar, Israel Hayom) It's possible that the Oslo experiment had to be tried, and fail, to bring Israeli society to the majority opinion that exists today – that there is no Palestinian partner for peace.
The education system must teach about the assassination of Rabin, but there is no need to make him a saint (Nadav Haetzni, Maariv) The heinous murder must be studied, but the treatment of Rabin as a mythological hero who is never wrong is fundamentally wrong and distorted. And also: American Jews should stay out of the decision-making processes in Israel.
Yitzhak Rabin's legacy of endless negotiations (Amira Hass, Haaretz+) The fact that he was assassinated doesn't prove the late prime minister sought true peace. Quite the contrary.
Rabin's murder has taught us to fight for our future (Shelly Yachimovich, Yedioth/Ynet) No longer will the moderate public in Israel sit back and watch as incitement and hate are spewed by extremist groups and public elected officials, no matter how impossible the fight may be - consider the lesson learned.
Netanyahu, Set Up a Commission of Inquiry for the Submarine Case (Israel Harel, Haaretz+) Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit’s decision not to investigate Benjamin Netanyahu in the so-called submarine case has delighted the prime minister and his supporters. They view this, rightly, as a legal acquittal. But they are wrong about the decision’s public implications. Their joy won’t be complete as long as a heavy cloud of questions lingers over the affair, such as the nature of the “secret” that made Netanyahu decide not to tell defense officials that he had approved Germany’s sale of submarines to Egypt.
Israel's Illegitimate 'Demographic Balance' (Friday Haaretz Editorial) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that transforming the town of Harish, south of Haifa, into a city is a “great Zionist message, also directed at Israel’s enemies.” Netanyahu did not specify whom he was referring to – the disenfranchised Palestinians beyond the Green Line or Israel’s Arab citizens. Perhaps the differences are smaller than they seem. And Harish is far from being as populated as the ministries have been predicting it would be since the community was granted “national preference” status.
The Only Israeli Left Is in the Streets (Yossi Klein, Haaretz+) Every November 4 we forget that Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was no more left-wing than Eyal Berkovic, the former soccer star who’s now a talk show host. On November 4 this year we’ll be declaring the death of the left for the 25th time. There’s no left today except in the cunning minds of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and campaign strategist Moshe Klughaft. They need the left because that’s where they can direct all the anger and disappointment that Netanyahu is causing his voters. You’re complaining that you have no livelihood? Wait till the left replaces me; you’ll miss me yet.
Good luck to the Emirates with the Israeli tourists who will flood its sites (Ben Caspit, Maariv) While Netanyahu instructs his ministers not to dare to visit Dubai before him, Arel Margalit packed 13 CEOs of start-up companies and took them to meetings that were conducted naturally, matter-of-factly and happily.
Israeli Business Has Gotten a Bad Case of Dubai Fever (David Rosenberg, Haaretz+) Mesmerized by the UAE’s welcome and wealth, everyone in Israel wants to do deals these days. Don’t be surprised if not much comes from it.
Hopefully the agreements with the Emirates will also spawn real friendly relations between the two peoples (Attorney Uriel Lin, Maariv) The peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates and the additional agreements with the free trade areas in Dubai open up tremendous economic opportunities for the State of Israel. Hopefully these economic possibilities will also spawn a true friendship.
The pyromaniac from Ankara (Eldad Beck, Israel Hayom) Ignoring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dangerous character has allowed him to establish his political status in the Middle East, and whenever there is any threat to the stability of his regime, he sets fire in other regions.
If elected, Biden will face an uneasy Trump reality in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey (Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz+) Power, weapons and protection: Rival Middle Eastern leaders all have everything to lose from a Trump defeat, and a Biden administration would have to reconcile radical promises with a transformed region.
Palestinians hoping for Biden, doubtful of change (Elior Levy, Yedioth/Ynet) While most Palestinians believe Democrats taking the White House would mean an end to Trump's policy of maximum pressure, they do not believe it will turn back the clock on the Republican president's actions in the region.
It's time for a regional alliance (Uri Cohen, Israel Hayom) Israel and Saudi Arabia have little in common, other than the broadest goal possible: surviving the regional threat posed by Iran.
Gantz Decided to Present Netanyahu With Ultimatum, but Only Has One Card Left to Play (Yossi Verter, Haaretz+) Meanwhile, Israel is among top five countries where leaders will be biting their nails on November 3. Still, Netanyahu won’t rend his garment in mourning if Democrats return to the White House.
Gaza power plan could electrify Mideast peace efforts (Alex Fishman, Yedioth/Ynet) The immense project to convert plant to modern standards and supply Hamas-run enclave with Israeli gas is becoming reality, thanks to unprecedented coordination between Israel, Egypt, Qatar, Hamas, PA and Quartet.
Violent Clash With Gaza May Be Imminent, Israeli Officials Worry (Amos Harel, Haaretz+) Officials suspect Islamic Jihad wants to strike on anniversary of leader’s targeted killing, while Hamas is frustrated by the actions of Qatar and Israel.
Iran and Hezbollah have war plans for the Golan Heights (Alex Fishman, Yedioth/Ynet) Efforts by the Iranians and their proxy terror group to influence both civilian residents of region and Syria army troops stationed there continue as they prepare what they hope will become second front against Israel in future war.
Israel’s ‘ghost unit’ for the next war with Hezbollah (Amos Harel, Haaretz+) A war game this week highlighted not just new Israeli capabilities, but also the need to walk a diplomatic tightrope.
France needs to wake up before it becomes an Islamic republic (Boaz Bismuth, Israel Hayom) France is a secular republic founded on the values of liberty and democracy. It is fitting that it should begin to demand from those entering its gates to respect these values – or go back to their countries of origin.
Israel must normalize ties with its Sudanese refugees (Adam Yahya, Yedioth/Ynet) The state should allow asylum seekers to thrive not just exist, for we deserve integration with dignity; in return, we will reward you with our accomplishments - that those granted permanent visas have already showed.
What the US elections mean for Iran (Harold Rhode, Israel Hayom) Whatever the results of the vote on Nov. 3, there is likely to be a shift in the policy of the regime in Tehran towards America and its allies.
The importance of territorial integrity versus 'self-determination' (Ziya Guliyev, Israel Hayom) The territorial conflict over the Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan has raised a question of whether the concept of territorial integrity can be questioned by the secondary rights, such as the right to development, especially in the context of self-determination of national minorities. In the case of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, it is controversial to claim self-determination due to the existing nature of the international political system, as well as current global trends on advancing the state's sovereignty.  Going back before the conflict, until 1918, there was neither Armenia nor a sovereign state called Armenia in the South Caucasus.
Disunited by genocide: How Armenia’s relations with Israel have come to a dead end (Eldad Ben Aharon, Haaretz+) Common wisdom asserts that Jews and Armenians are natural allies, bound by a ‘covenant of fate.’ But that's not at all how Israel sees its relations with the Republic of Armenia.
President Bolsonaro opened (sleepy) Biden's eyes (João Lemos Esteves, Israel Hayom) Joe Biden’s Democratic Party is more concerned with foreign countries' politics, like Brazil or Israel, than with the American people.
 

Interviews:
Former U.S. ambassador warns Trump might ditch NATO, 'turning America's back' on Israel
Dan Shapiro tells Haaretz a withdrawal from the influential alliance would 'embolden an aggressive Russia, and its appetite would not be limited to European targets, but would also extend deeper into the Middle East.’ (Interviewed by Alexander Griffing in Haaretz+)

Former Israeli ambassador to Washington: "Biden is older and he is not at his peak"
Dr. Michael Oren, said: "The Americans are afraid of the extremist faction in the Democratic Party." Oren further claimed that due to the method in the US, Trump is building on a victory in Florida. (Interviewed by Gadi Ness on Radio North 104.5FM/Maariv)

The case for nationalism, by the Israeli credited with shaping Trump's foreign policy
Viktor Orban has hosted him, one of his books is de rigueur in the Trump White House. How Jerusalem-based Yoram Hazony, an archconservative theoretician, became the house intellectual of the world’s nationalistic circles. (Interviewed by Roni Dori in Haaretz+).

Prepared for APN by Orly Halpern, independent freelance journalist based in Jerusalem.

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