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Trump: Israel is losing PR war in Gaza
April 5, 2024, 10:40 a.m
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US President Biden is demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza war from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and is threatening to stop support. Former President Trump also takes a similar position. In his opinion, Israel has already “totally” lost the war of images.
According to former US President Donald Trump, Israel should bring the Gaza war to an end quickly. “You have to get it over with,” the Republican presidential candidate said in an interview with conservative US radio host Hugh Hewitt broadcast on Thursday. “And quickly, because we need to return to normality and peace.” Trump had already made similar statements in an interview with the newspaper “Israel Hayom” at the end of March, which the radio presenter now spoke to him about.
When asked whether he remained “100 percent on Israel’s side,” Trump did not give a clear answer. Instead, he spoke about the impact of images of the Gaza war that the Israeli army distributes over the Internet. “They’re releasing the most disgusting, horrific footage of buildings collapsing,” Trump said. “And people imagine that there are a lot of people in these buildings. And they don’t like that.” He doesn’t understand why Israel publishes such images. “I guess that makes them look strong. But it doesn’t look strong to me. They’re losing the PR war. They’re totally losing it.”
Trump did not explain how he would deal with the extremely complex conflict situation in the Middle East if re-elected. However, he again criticized his successor Joe Biden’s Middle East policy, calling the Democratic incumbent an “idiot” and “the stupidest president we’ve ever had.”
Biden warns Netanyahu
Trump has in the past accused Biden of not sufficiently supporting Israel. “They have to finish what they started and they have to finish it quickly,” Trump said. His statements made it clear that he and Trump are no longer that far apart in their positions.
Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that the U.S. government plans to condition its future support for Israel’s military operation against Hamas on whether Israel takes new measures to protect civilians and aid workers in the Gaza Strip. He also once again called for an immediate ceasefire.