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Quoting Michael Wolff from #Haaretz interview about his new book “All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America”

Wolff accuses #Trump of #antisemitism "in the old sense," claiming Trump fundamentally views Jews as different from himself. He asserts that Trump has "absolutely no interest in Israel" and describes Israeli politics as "boring" to Trump, who is "categorically uninterested in anything related to foreign policy and the Middle East."

Trump's support for Israel is purely performative rather than based on genuine concern, stating "It's important for him to appear as a friend of Israel, but he doesn't care about Israel." He points to Trump's muted response to the October 7 attacks despite political opportunity, and suggests his resentment toward #Netanyahu (for congratulating Biden in 2020) influenced his reaction.

Wolff mentions that even Trump's Jewish son-in-law Jared Kushner refused to sign a statement defending Trump against antisemitism accusations, adding credibility to Wolff's claims about Trump's attitudes toward Jews and Israel.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

[…] The Hamas attack on October 7 caught Donald Trump on his way to a massive campaign rally in Waterloo, Iowa. "This was the perfect stage to make a militant declaration in favor of Israel and stand behind its military plans," veteran journalist Michael Wolff wrote in his new and widely discussed book, "All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America." "The evangelical base in Iowa is overwhelmingly pro-Israel," he continues. "A Trumpian display of fire and fury toward the Palestinians would certainly have been received with sympathy." However, Trump, he wrote, delivered a pale, lukewarm statement of support, contrary to everything one might expect from a man who has never shied away from bombastic words. Especially when he had an opportunity to gain political capital.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2025-03-06/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000195-65e1-dac6-a997-ffe926560000 or https://archive.is/4jf28

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