"'This [i.e., Trump's election] is a big win for Christians, for evangelicals,' [Franklin Graham] says. 'We believe the president will defend religious freedom where the Democrats would not.'

The selection of Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel is already a hint that faith might shape some foreign policy. US evangelicals including Huckabee are among the country’s most fervent supporters of Israel."

~ Aleem Maqbool

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bbc.com/news/articles/c20g1zvg…

The Christians who see Trump as their saviour

Many churchgoers consider Trump their hope as more Americans turn away from religion.

^{Aleem Maqbool (BBC News)}

"Palestinian groups and leftwing NGOs in Israel have been shocked by Trump’s appointment of outspoken supporters of the projects of far-right Israeli activists and say the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has been emboldened by Trump’s victory."

Maybe this article can be picked up by newspapers serving the Palestinian communities in places like Michigan, where many voters "punished" Harris by voting for Trump? They're now finding out….

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"Rightwing settlers and extremist nationalist Zionists in Israel have described top officials in Donald Trump’s new administration as a 'dream team' which will offer a 'unique and special opportunity' to expand Israel’s hold on occupied territory and permanently end any prospect of a Palestinian state."

~ Jason Burke

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theguardian.com/world/2024/nov…

Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments

Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the region

^{Jason Burke (The Guardian)}

"Many of them believe that Jews should populate the whole of the area of biblical Israel, including what is now the occupied West Bank and Gaza, in order to precipitate events leading to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ."

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