Published: 14 August 2016
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Watching from an Israel aghast, president Trump is just unthinkable, while Clinton has started to look invaluable – David Horowitz – The Times of Israel 09.08.16
Op-ed: As the Republican candidate proves capable of turning on anyone, that hitherto problematic Democratic nominee grows increasingly appealing for a tiny country, in a nasty region, dependent on its ties to the US.
Is Trump a Daffy Donald or a calculating rabble-rouser, like Netanyahu? – Chemi Shalev – Haaretz 11.07.16
The right-wing demonisation of both Obama and Clinton in recent years is in the same league, in fact it surpasses, the vilification of Rabin in the two years preceding his assassination. [Four US presidents have been killed by gunshot: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy. In 1968, Democratic presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy was shot and killed. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan survived an attempted assassination after he was shot in the chest.]
Donald Trump’s veiled signals to White Supremacists — Alice Ollstein — ThinkProgress 11.08.16 ‘You are not just responsible for what you say, you’re responsible for what people hear.’ Groups monitoring extremist communities in the US say they’re increasingly worried about how such communities are interpreting Trump’s rhetoric, regardless of his intent.
At Tel Aviv voter registration drive, Clinton wins by knockout – Judy Maltz – Haaretz 10.08.16
An unscientific poll by Haaretz of Americans registering to vote by absentee ballot in November upholds the city's liberal reputation.
How Israel’s leading Republican learned to love The Donald – The Times of Israel 11.08.16
Trump should not become president, Tekoa settler Marc Zell declared eight months ago. Now he welcomes Republican platform’s abandonment of two-state solution, sings the nominee’s praises, and accuses the Clintons of raping the American public. In past elections, 80-85% of Israeli-Americans supported the GOP candidate (as opposed to Jews living in America, who overwhelmingly vote for Democrats,) though he expects the number to be lower than usual this time.
