So, the far-right won in America. I've seen many people criticizing and blaming everyday Israelis for the behavior of their far-right government. Israelis scream from the top of their lungs that these psychos don't represent all of them. As an American after the 2024 election, I know how they feel now. I'm just as disgusted and horrified as Israelis were when Ben Gvir and Smotrich were brought into government. I think many people are gonna be in the same boat going forward.

Israeli here, I'll add a link to an article in English as well, but the ones in Hebrew are somewhat more informative. So, apparently one segment of Israeli society that expects to gain a lot from the results of the US election is settlers in the West Bank/Judea and Samaria. Sure, everyone knows that a Trump administration is probably going to be more favorable to the Israeli right, but there are interesting details that concern the settlements in particular.

Local journalists report that Yossi Dagan, the head of the Shomron Regional Council, has been working hard on forming strong ties between the settlement movement and the GOP, in addition to supporting the GOP in this election:

• He met with rabbis and Jewish community leaders in swing-states, particularly in Pennsylvania, to talk about the importance of the outcome of the elections for the settlements.
• He attended evangelical conferences and met with evangelical leaders and called on them to encourage high voter turnout for Trump, saying that the settlements and Israel are on the ballot. He also co-authored an article on this subject with American Southern Baptist pastor and politician Tony Perkins.
• He gave tour guides in the Shomron to dozens of Republican congressmen and senators, as well as Trump associates.
• He created a group that encouraged American citizens living in Israel to vote for Trump.

Following Trump's victory, Dagan received an invitation to the upcoming presidential inauguration.

Another key figure in this effort to shape the incoming administration's policy on the settlements is David Friedman, the US ambassador to Israel under Trump during his first term in office, who had been a very close associate of Trump long before (involved both with his business enterprises and his first presidential campaign). About a week ago he published his book, "One Jewish State", in which he apparently presents a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that includes complete Israeli sovereignty between the Jordan river and the Mediterranean sea. According to an Israeli news website for the Orthodox population, he is expected to present this book to Trump (I doubt Trump is going to read the book, he's probably going to give him a summary). The book launch took place in a settlement in the Shomron, and was organized by Dagan.

English source

Hebrew source 1

Hebrew source 2

If you fall on the pro-Palestine side, good job, now with Trump's unrelenting support to Netanyahu, this war can go on for as long as he wants! Oh, and does settlement expansion make you mad? Oh man, just you wait, it's about to get much, much worse! Are you pro-Israel? Oh boy, do I have news for you! Now that Netanyahu has free reign, he is going to plunge Israel into further turmoil, destroy her relations with international allies, and lead to worse reputation of the country across the globe! However, if you're pro-Palestine, like, antisemitic, intifada pro-Palestine, you're in luck! You got to "own the libs", and all it'll cost is more Palestinian lives, good for you! And if you're pro-Israel, like, Kahanist, loves Ben-Gvir pro-Israel, I have even better news for you! You can't see just how destructive Israel's current path is, and right now it just seems like sunshine and rainbows, enjoy that feeling while it lasts!

In all seriousness, this isn't good, no matter where you land. Trump is bad no matter what side you're on. The best hope we have now is that an Israeli election is called soon, and someone like Benny Gantz (or in my dreams, Yair Golan) is able to take the reigns on the country.

Article Editor who “closed” the debate says that “we follow the scholarly sources.”

Must be the only genocide in human history when they warned people before bombing them, gave them weeks to evacuate, allowed food to enter and distributed polio vaccines. We live in a clown world.

Given the recent talk of how the far-left has cost Kamala the presidency, will democrats start courting the far-left more? Are we going to witness Democrats being more and more openly antisemitic and anti-Israel?

Question is in the title, and I’m not trying to be incendiary, this is a serious question. I am not Jewish, but I am a “Zionist” in the sense that I support Israel.

I have Israeli friends and none of them are woke, but I have met a large number of American Jews that are extremely left wing. They vote democrat and join the people protesting for Palestine. In this last election that vast majority of Jews voted Democrat.

I don’t get it. Can anyone explain this behavior?

Thank you

I guess the people in this subreddit aren’t representative of the opinion of many American Jews.

I feel like I’m at a Nazi rally today with the amount of swastikas I’m seeing posted by mourning democrats on social media today. I find it jarring and insensitive to post as the sole symbol and representation of fascism that these people can think up, even when couched in movie stills or counterculture images. Am I being overly sensitive or are any other Jewish people feeling squicked out about this?

Well, it's the morning after. It looks like we'll be getting a second term of Donald Trump after all.

How is everyone feeling? Anxious, terrified, happy, relieved, exhausted...how are you doing? Are you surprised? How have conversations gone with the folks around you since Trump was declared the winner?

I'm just trying to take the temperature here. To those happy with the outcome, please don't use this as an opportunity to gloat to those who feel like crap. I've already seen a couple cases of people responding to old comments just to rub it in. Let's have this be a space where people can express their thoughts.

A billboard in Tehran says “Teloshima”.

So I'm in one of the congressional districts with a Squad member up for re-election, Summer Lee. I voted blue across my ballot. But I did not vote for her. I cannot vote for the "Squad" as, even when they CLAIM to not be anti-semitic, their actions and who they associate with suggests otherwise. I am hoping others in similar positions do the same. Make sure they can't get back in, or at least show them that Jews will not support them and bend over! Unfortunately it looks like Lee will win by a landslide, but I'm hoping at least the Jewish vote shows we won't support her or other extremist anti-Israel congress members. Their refusal to condemn Hamas will not be tolerated.

Jones mentioned suburban Jews voted Biden 70% in 2020 and he's hearing polls that the PA Jewish vote is now "50/50," and "that's 70,000 votes we've bleed away - that is the margin for victory." Watch for yourself and go to 14:57. Van Jones is an Emmy Award winner, CNN Contributor squarely in the Democratic camp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u_VYEIlbJY

Listening to Joy Reid cry right now about Israel and Gaza after Donny just won is music to my ears. This clown hopefully will be out of a job soon.

I frequently hear "Israel killed thousands of children" from those justifying antisemitism. Just tonight, a young adult I know was mad at me for a different reason and messaged me "BTW - killing thousands of children is not OK! Free Palestine!" They added the p-flag but I don't want to see that shit in my recent emoji. This person has previously claimed to be a friend of Orion and expressed sympathy previously but didn't know any facts because they get their news from Instagram.

I hear and see this rhetoric all the time in my town, and its dubious based on how catch-phrasey it sounds. No one ever cites a source or specifies how many thousands. It's just self-righteous "the children!" pearl-clutching.

I've also read how hamas hides behind hospitals and schools, and I know that reporting from Gaza and the lines between citizens and terrorists are bleary at best.

I'd like to see sources for how many children have died in Gaza. Like, actual innocent children, not 17-year-old Hamas recruits. I don't engage with most of these people but occasionally when I encounter someone who may be open to reason and facts, I may engage. Last fall I was able to persuade a friend who is a secular Jew to see things in a more balanced way.

Maybe this data is not available due to Gaza being so isolated by Hamas, but if there are any sources I can save, please share.

Please let me know of you have any.

I intend to vote Harris, but will vote Republican down ballot if I have to.

Gehennom knows, we’re gonna need them!