US Elections 2024: Ultra-nationalist Israeli ministers rejoice

Ultra-nationalist Israeli ministers rejoiced as Donald Trump won the US presidential elections on November 6th, according to MiddleEastEye.

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, an anti-Palestinian and pro-settlement ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, posted on X: “Yesssss”.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was also quick to react to the election result, posting on X: “God bless Israel. God bless America.”

Dubbed the de-facto “governor” of the occupied West Bank, he is accused of leading the annexation of the Palestinian territory.

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Trump won the presidential race against Democrat challenger Vice President Kamala Harris in a historic come back to the White House on early November 6th.

During his first tenure as president, Trump implemented a foreign policy seen by some people as one of the most pro-Israel in US history.

He recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and accepted Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights among other pro-Israeli moves.

In July, Ben Gvir told Bloomberg that a win for Trump would benefit Israel.

He said: “With Trump it will be clearer that enemies must be defeated.”

Middle East Eye