{"id":131902,"date":"2026-07-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=131902"},"modified":"2026-07-04T06:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T04:51:54","slug":"07-00-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=131902","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He Has Been \u2018Best President\u2019 For Israel, Questions Why Jews Vote Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/07\/03\/trump-says-he-hs-been-best-president-for-israel-questions-why-jews-vote-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump Says He Has Been \u2018Best President\u2019 For Israel, Questions Why Jews Vote Democrat<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Corey Walker<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-16T130135Z_3_LYNXMPEM5F10K_RTROPTP_4_G7-SUMMIT-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>US President Donald Trump attends a working lunch with the leaders of G7 and the Middle East during the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS\/Christian Hartmann\/Pool<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post_content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">President Donald Trump on Friday renewed a line of political attack that has repeatedly drawn condemnation from Jewish organizations and civil rights advocates, questioning why many Jewish Americans continue to support Democratic candidates despite what he describes as his strong record backing Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Trump criticized former President Barack Obama\u2019s 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran before turning to American Jewish voters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cHow a Jewish person can vote for a Democrat is beyond me,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBecause I\u2019ve been the best president in the history of Israel and they acknowledge \u2014 and by the way, in Israel I think I was at 99 percent or something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The remarks immediately revived criticism that Trump was invoking a longstanding antisemitic trope suggesting that Jewish Americans have a political obligation to prioritize Israel when making electoral decisions. Critics say such rhetoric echoes the \u201cdual loyalty\u201d stereotype \u2014 the idea that Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their own country or should vote primarily based on Israel\u2019s interests \u2014 a notion that historians and antisemitism experts have identified as a recurring form of anti-Jewish prejudice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Trump has made similar comments throughout his political career, at times accusing Jewish Democrats of showing \u201cgreat disloyalty\u201d or failing to appreciate his administration\u2019s policies toward Israel. Those remarks have previously been condemned by groups across the American Jewish spectrum, including organizations that strongly support Israel but reject suggestions that Jewish Americans constitute a monolithic voting bloc or owe political allegiance to any foreign country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The president has consistently defended his comments by pointing to what many analysts regard as one of the most pro-Israel foreign policy records of any modern US administration. During his first term, Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital, moved the US Embassy there, recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement, and helped broker the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Those policies earned widespread praise from Israeli leaders, particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and from many Republican lawmakers and pro-Israel advocacy groups, who argued they strengthened Israel\u2019s security and reshaped the regional balance of power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">However, Trump has recently come under fire over moves from his administration that many perceive as undercutting Israel\u2019s interests. While brokering a deal to end the Iran War, the administration sidelined Israel in discussions and negotiated terms that sought to constrain the Jewish state\u2019s ability to fight Hezbollah. The deal also did not guarantee the removal of Iran\u2019s enriched uranium, an oversight that many critics say leaves a central threat to Israel\u2019s security unresolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli officials criticized the deal and insisted that they would continue their defensive military campaign against the Lebanese terrorist group. In late June, Israel and Lebanon signed a peace deal, mediated by the US, aimed at winding down the conflict by withdrawing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from parts of southern Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">But Trump\u2019s political messaging has often complicated that record. While supporters view his comments as emphasizing his administration\u2019s support for Israel, critics argue that repeatedly framing Jewish Americans\u2019 voting behavior around Israel perpetuates harmful assumptions about Jewish identity and political loyalty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">American Jews have historically voted overwhelmingly for Democratic presidential candidates, with surveys consistently showing that domestic issues \u2014 including healthcare, abortion, the economy, democracy and church-state separation \u2014 rank alongside or above Israel in determining their political preferences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Trump\u2019s remarks come as Israel remains a deeply polarizing issue in American politics. Republicans have largely rallied behind the Israeli government following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack and the subsequent war in Gaza, while Democrats have become increasingly divided over US policy, with progressives calling for greater pressure on Israel over the humanitarian consequences of the conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Against that backdrop, Trump has repeatedly sought to contrast his record with that of Democratic administrations, arguing that no president has done more to support Israel. At the same time, his continued appeals to Jewish voters through the lens of Israel have ensured that debates over antisemitism, political identity and the boundaries of acceptable campaign rhetoric remain part of the broader national conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Says He Has Been \u2018Best President\u2019 For Israel, Questions Why Jews Vote Democrat Corey Walker US President Donald Trump attends a working lunch with the leaders of G7 and the Middle East during the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. 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