Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he thinks President Barack Obama hates Israel.
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According to ABC News, Trump was standing in front of 4,000 supporters when someone shouted “Israel” in an attempt to get his attention.
“We will save – I think Israel, honestly, I think Israel’s in such a massive amount of trouble because of the [Iran nuclear] agreement”. He vowed to protect the country, adding “Israel is safe with this one”, pointing to himself. In comments widely perceived as putting an end to Israel’s strong opposition to the deal – which Netanyahu has repeatedly assailed as “an historic mistake” – Ya’alon said: “The Iran deal is a given”.
But he took a swipe at the president on the issue, saying that the Iran deal “is so bad for Israel, so unsafe”.
“They (Israelis) actually think Obama hates Israel. I think he does”.
Trump has often touted his pro-Israel bona fides on the campaign trail, and it’s not the first time Trump has suggested that Obama “hates” Israel.
Trump spent much of Thursday’s speech slamming the questions he and the other GOP presidential candidates fielded the night before in the CNBC Republican presidential debate and, once again, touted online surveys that deemed him the victor.
And prior to that, Trump appeared on Fox News and said he thought Obama treated US enemies better than he treated Israel.
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“The way he treats them”.
