Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Wednesday, November 6, that the Israeli Prime Minister had spoken with Donald Trump, just elected President of the United States: “The conversation was friendly and cordial. The Prime Minister congratulated Mr. Trump on his election victory and the two agreed to cooperate for Israel’s security.. “They also discussed the Iranian threat”he added. Tehran is in fact a supporter of Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah, both in conflict with the Jewish state.
Earlier in the day, the Israeli Prime Minister had already welcomed the “greatest comeback in history” : “Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America”. The outgoing Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, and future Minister of Defense Israel Katz, for his part affirmed that the two countries would remain “farms” against Iran, their common enemy.
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Naïm Qassem, the new leader of Hezbollah, supported by Tehran, spoke in a video recorded before the results of the American presidential election. He affirmed that his movement was not banking on the outcome of the vote for a ceasefire. He also displayed his determination to continue the fight against Israel. During his previous mandate, Donald Trump had multiplied gestures in favor of the Jewish state, moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem or by contributing to the normalization of ties between Israel and several Arab countries with the Abraham Accords. .
