Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump was the Republican nominee for a third consecutive U.S. election, after losing his re-election bid in 2020 and being convicted of 34 felonies in May 2024. Trump has won favor among some pro-Israel Jews for his track record on Israel. He has stated that any Jew who votes for Democrats “hates their religion,” drawing allegations of antisemitism from Jewish Democrats.

Jewish groups praise Trump call for Muslim nations to confront Islamist extremism

David Harris of the American Jewish Committee said the president "could not have been clearer in his description of Hezbollah and Hamas as the terrorist groups they most assuredly are."

Trump, landing in Israel, heralds ‘rare opportunity’ to bring peace and stability

The president alluded to the Holocaust, saying the United States "will not allow the horror and atrocities of the last century to be repeated."

10,000 Israeli police and counterterrorism officials to secure Trump visit

There will be full security cooperation between the Israel Police and American security personnel during the two-day visit by the president and his 1,000-person entourage, Israel's police spokesman told JTA.