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Many Israelis are celebrating Trump’s win, seeing him as more likely to back their country

JL;DR SUMMARY The article explores the reactions in Israel to Donald Trump's presidential election victory. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasKamala HarrisTrumpBenjamin NetanyahuHezbollahU.S. Israel RelationsMiddle East ConflictAmerican IsraelisPolitical Reactions

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Jerusalem, Israel
"And footage circulated on WhatsApp of a Jerusalem-area man wearing a shirt with Trumps logo in Hebrew and distributing candy in honor of the election result."
Kiryat Shmona, Northern District, Israel
"Motty Hassin, who was evacuated more than a year ago from his home in Kiryat Shmona, a northern border town that has been bombarded by Hezbollah, said he was unhappy, to say the least particularly as the news of Trumps election came on the heels of Netanyahus decision to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, itself a bombshell piece of news."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Julian Bonte-Friedheim, a Tel Aviv resident, said he felt anxiety, fear, and a kind of hopelessness, similarly concerned that Trumps ascension could fuel extremism among some of Israels right-wing officials."
Pardes Hanna, Haifa District, Israel
"Another American immigrant, Pardes Hanna resident Ray Lessel, has Jewish friends in the United States who voted for Trump because they think he is the savior of America and Israel."

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