Summary

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich endorsed President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, stating it’s “time” to extend full Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank.

This comes as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu highlighted his alignment with Trump on the “Iranian threat.”

Tensions in Gaza and Lebanon have escalated following recent Israeli airstrikes, with regional leaders gathering in Riyadh to address Israeli actions.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is set to meet President Biden, though Biden’s influence on Israel may be limited following Trump’s win.

  • WanderingVentra@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    I agree with everything you’re saying except for this part. A lot of voters are very dumb (they mostly wanted on Trump and he is planning tariffs that will tank the economy, including for them, for example). But, the Democrats also need to adapt to the voter base and the issues they care about. I think both things can be true lol.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      That really depends on how we mean dumb. I just mean generally. But yes in the way that we’re all dumb about things we don’t educate ourselves on, voters are generally pretty dumb on politics. They vote mostly based on messaging and vibe. But they aren’t dumb in the way that you could lie to them about how the economy is currently affecting their life. And Biden was either so detached from the common person he didn’t understand the problem, or he tried to gaslight the public.