In an interview on Channel 12 news, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz weighed in on the recent U.S. presidential debate, making an unambiguous statement about the performance of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
When asked directly, “Who won the debate? Did you watch it?” Katz responded, “Who won it? Kamala Harris.” His definitive answer surprised the interviewers, with one remarking, “Even he says so,” highlighting Katz’s unusual openness.
Katz elaborated that while he believed Harris had won the debate, he quickly added a note of caution: “There’s still a long time to go” until the U.S. election, signaling that much could change before the final vote.
The conversation then shifted to Trump’s comment during the debate, where he suggested that if Harris were to win the election, Israel would not exist two years from now. Katz chose not to address Trump’s claim directly but reassured viewers that “Israel will be and will exist forever.” He framed Trump’s statement as an expression of the former president’s “great commitment to the State of Israel.”
When pressed about whether Israeli government discussions were concerned about a potential Harris victory, Katz dismissed the idea. “There were no discussions of that nature, formal or informal. It’s not Israel’s business to deal with that. We’ll await the results of the election,” he said.
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Who asked him to say who won? He could have said “I don’t know.” Stupid man.
Goodness I really hope Trump won’t take that badly like he did Netanyahu’s rushing to congratulate Biden immediately after the last election
It did sound stupidly tactless at best, he should have kept his mouth shut
The Democrats are already skeptical whether Israelis have any right to live in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and there is much opposition among Democrats to selling weapons to Israel. And Harris and Walz have in the past supported the anti-Israel positions. In Trump manages to pull a “come from behind” upset, it isn’t much better since he supports a foreign policy that will avoid foreign wars and give the axis of Russia-China-Iran a free hand.
The Israeli foreign minister, who is a secular, should not be relying on a נס. Israel needs to immediately become self-sufficient so that it can withstand sanctions and arms embargoes, while possibly absorbing a large number of immigrants (since those who are anti-Israel in America and Europe are also anti-Jewish and are increasingly engaged in violence against Jews that the governments appear to be unwilling or unable to oppose).
אין לנו על מי להשען אלא על אבינו שבשמים, הבורא ומנהיג לכל הברואים, העשה ועושה ויעשה לכל המעשים, הגומל טוב לשומרי מצוותיו ומעניש לעוברי מצוותיו.
President Kamala Harris will liberate Judea and Samaria! Trust the plan!
Fandango, you are so wrong! The Democrats support a terrorist country and not Israel! Where have you been?!
Trump kept promises. Biden wouldn’t even show up to a 9/11 memorial! Walz didn’t either at first. He was reminded of it. But he believes Hamass has a good reason on attacking Israel on Oct. 7th. Wake up!!!