Bennett downplays concerns about Biden

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday that Israel should not be concerned about the possibility that US President Donald Trump would leave the White House and be replaced by Democratic candidate Joe Biden.  

"It doesn't matter whether the president is a Democrat or Republican," Bennett told Channel 13. "Israel's security and its qualitative military advantage will remain strong."

Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz said US President Donald Trump’s speech and behavior on election night prove that he does not respect the democratic process. Horowitz expressed outrage at Trump’s call to declare him the victor and stop counting votes.

“Four years of Trump’s instability must end for the good of the entire world, especially Israel,” he said. “A president who is interested in a real peace process is needed in the White House.”

Joint List MK Ofer Cassif went further, saying that “Trump has long been proving that he is a danger to his people and the entire world.” Cassif called Trump’s personality disgusting and his worldview nationalist, fundamentalist, sexist and racist.

“Zealousness is a contagious disease and this great darkness stands before us here as well,” he said.

Likud MK Ariel Kallner responded that “no matter what the final results will be, the people of Israel will never forget everything President Trump did for the people of Israel and the State of Israel, and every Jew who respects himself and his people will be forever grateful.”