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INTERNATIONAL – A never-ending nightmare. This Wednesday, November 6, when Donald Trump has just won the American election, the Gazans woke up once again in mourning and in the middle of ruins. The day before, at least 13 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes – and they say Israel's violent offensive, which has already killed more than 43,000 people in Gaza, will not end with the arrival of the Republican candidate at the White House.
“He and Kamala Harris are in the same administration. Their hostility towards the Palestinian people and the Palestinian problem is fixed. This is not going to change”explained to Reuters Khaled Al-Dasouso, moved to Khan Younes, as you can see in our video above. “He moved the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem… We, as Arabs and Palestinians, will not be naive”.
« He promised American Muslims to stop the war in Gaza », However, hopes Mohammed Barghouth, originally from Gaza City. Last March, Donald Trump declared that if he supported the Israeli offensive, it was necessary “end the war”. Words which are far from reassuring all Palestinians. “The Americans, and especially the American presidents, especially Donald Trump, are not going to make much difference to the Palestinians, unless he wants peace”regrets Walid Abdul Wahab, a Gazan student.
“Joe Biden especially sent a lot of weapons, rockets, bombs […] The United States covers up all the bad acts for Israel, the bombings, the murder of our society, of the people we really love”he concluded. In one year, the United States spent a record sum of at least $17.9 billion in military aid for Israel, details a report published in early October by Brown University.
For Netanyahu, “the greatest comeback in history”
During his previous term, Donald Trump made numerous gestures in favor of Israel, moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and contributing to the normalization of ties between Israel and several Arab countries with the Abraham Accords.
Many Israelis therefore look favorably on the victory of the Republican candidate. “It’s great that Trump won”exclaimed Yossi Mizrachi, a 51-year-old Israeli fruit seller at a market in Jerusalem. “We just need him to give us weapons” pour “end the war”he told AFP. “I think it’s good for Israel. Without a doubt. It's better than Kamala Harris »Jerusalem resident Nissim Attias told Reuters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also warmly welcomed Donald Trump's victory, congratulating him on having succeeded “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”he added in a press release.
For its part, Hamas affirmed in a statement that it will judge the new American president in office “of its positions and its behavior in practice towards the Palestinian people, their legitimate rights and their just cause”.
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