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What have Trump administration nominees said about Israel and its wars?
While pro Israel views are common in US politics, Trump's picks signal support for far right Israeli aspirations.
Israeli settlers hold a protest march from Tapuach Junction to the Israeli setter outpost of Evyatar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on April 10, 2023
During the final weeks of the 2024 United States presidential race, former President Donald Trump spoke with sympathy to Arab American and Muslim voters enraged by the country's support for Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
Trump visited Dearborn, Michigan, known as the "capital" of Arab America. And he spoke directly to Lebanese Americans fearing for their families overseas.
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I will fix the problems caused by Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden and stop the suffering and destruction in Lebanon. I want to see the Meddle East return to real peace, a lasting peace.
But Following a thumping victory at the polls, Trump is preparing to return to the White House with a coterie of some of the Republican Party's most vehemently pro-Israel figures. While some critics speculated that Trump would move away from a hawkish foreign police, his picks for key administration and cabinet positions have signaled that whatever changes term a break with Israel is not likely to be among them.
Several of Trump's nominees not only support continued US military and diplomatic assistance for Israel, but also echo the views and goals of Israeli ultranationalists, who support the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements into Palestinian territory.
Meanwhile, the war in Gaza continues to drive civilian casualties, with at least 45,799 killed since the conflict began in October 2023. A recent report from a United Nations special committee found that Israel's methides in the Palestinian enclave were consistent with genocide.
What have Trump's high-level picks said about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East? Here are a few of his nominees, in their own worlds.
US Senator Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a 2016 news conference at the Temple Bath El in west Palm Beach, Florida
Marco Rubio, nominee to be secretary of state
A Longtime foreign policy hawk, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has been a strong supporter of Israel throughout his political career. He is in line to be secretary of state, the US's top diplomat.
February 26, 2016 : Rubio made a bid for president in 2016, facing a crowded pool of Republican candidates including Trump. At a Republican primary debate in Houston, Texas, he emphasized that he would stand firmly on the side of Israel and used his position to draw a contrast with Trump.
- I don't know if Donald realizes this. I'm sure it's not his intent, perhaps. But the position you've taken is an anti-Israel position. And here's why. Because you cannot be an honest broker in a dispute between two sides is constantly acting in bad faith, Rubio said.
- Instead, here's what the Palestinians do. They teach their four year old children that killing Jews is a glorious thing. Here's what Hamas does. They launch rockets and terrorist attacks against Israel on an ongoing basis. The bottom line is, a deal between Israel and the Palestinians given the current makeup of the Palestinians is not possible
- October 9, 2023 : Rubio reacted to the October 7, attacks in southern Israel by calling for an over whelming military response.
- Israel has no choice but to seek the complete eradication of Hamas in Gaza. There simply is no diplomatic solution of measured response available Rubio wrote on social media.
- This tragically necessary effort will came at a horrifying price. But the price of failing to permanently eliminate this group of sadistic savages is even more horrifying.
- November 2024: Confronted with activists from the antiwar group Code Pink, Rubio responded forcefully to questions about whether he would support a ceasefire in Gaza
- Are you filming this? I want you guys to get this. I want them to destroy every element of Hamas they can get their hands on. These people are vicious animals who did horrifying crimes, Rubio said
- August 30, 2024: Rubio sent a letter to the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden criticizing the decision to sanction Israeli settlers linked to anti Palestinian violence in the occupied West Bank.
- Israel has consistently sought peace with the Palestinians. It is unfortunate that the Palestinians, whether it be the Palestinian Authority of FTOs (Foreign Terrorist Organizations) such as Hamas, have rejected such overtures, Rubio wrote
- Israelis rightfully living in their historic homeland are not the impediment to peace the Palestinians are.
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