Such support for Israel is not consistent with « American First »
At the beginning of his second term is Donald Trump promised to stop all wars and leave the legacy of the Peace. Israeli attacks on Iran Now they make this promise to the test, writes Aljazeera.
The Israeli attack on Iranian military bases, nuclear facilities and residential buildings increases the risk of a regional war that could also involve the US into the conflict. Trump who is attacking explicitly supportednow has problems at home.
Trump’s support for Israeli attacks has led to divisions within his base, as many Republican politicians and commentators believe that unconditional support for Israel is not consistent with the « American First » platform, which caused Trump to be elected.
Trita Parsi From the Quincy Institute, stated by Aljazeera, he said many « American First » advocates feel issued because of American involvement in wars that do not serve American interests. Tucker Carlsoninfluential conservative commentator, warned that the US should not support « The » Hungry « Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Similarly is the Senator Rand Paul urged Trump to remain true to his promise and not participate in the war among other countries.
Ami AyaloN, former head of the Israeli security agency Shin Bet and the Commander -in -Chief of the Israeli Navy, told the BBC that Iran is « very, very close to achieving military nuclear capabilities – as far as I understand according to our intelligence, it is clear that we will not have the opportunity if we do not take action now. »
Asked by Celie Hatton, the role of US President Donald Trump in the attacks, Ayalon replied: « He gave the impression to our prime minister that he would support everything our prime minister will do. » He adds that he will take the role of « bad boy » and trigger the attack while the United States will act as « a good boy. » « When Iran learns the consequences of rejecting a nuclear deal with the US next day, it will be easier for Trump to reach this agreement, » he said.
Trump claimed that his administration was committed to diplomacy with Iran, but admitted that he was in advance for Israeli attacks. Instead of preventing them, he attributed the responsibility for the attacks to Iran because he did not take into account his calls for an agreement on the breakdown of the nuclear program. Parsi thought Trump had deliberately misled the public when he spoke in favor of diplomacy while knew the Israelis were preparing an attack.
Israeli attacks were also distributed by Congress, as some Republicans and Democrats supported the attacks, while others, especially the younger Republicans, expressed skepticism regarding unconditional support for Israel. A survey by the Pew Research Center found that 50 percent of Republicans under the age of 50 have no favor of Israel. Jon Hoffman From the Cato Institute, he noted that the Americans were tired of endless wars, which Trump used during his campaign to re -elect.
