Former US President Donald Trump (AP file photo)
Former US President Donald Trump said that Israels "absolute power over Congress" had declined under the administration of Barack Obama and has slid further under the administration of Joe Biden.
He also said that the majority of American Jews vote for Democratic candidates but they "either dont like Israel or dont care about Israel."
Trump made the remarks in a recent interview with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, who recently published a book about his administrations Abraham Accords treaties between Israel and certain Arab countries.
Trump claimed that evangelical Christians in the United States "love Israel more than the Jews" - a group that Trump considers a pillar of his political base.
Trump said Israels influence in Congress has waned and blamed former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden for it.
"Obama and Biden did that, and yet in the election, they still get a lot of votes from Jewish people, which tells you the Jewish people - and Ive said this for a long time - the Jewish people in the United States either dont like Israel or dont care about Israel," Trump said in an interview with Ravid that aired on the "Unholy" podcast.
In 2019, Trump said Jews who vote for Democrats are not loyal to Israel. He also said American Jews "dont love Israel enough."
In the recent interview with Ravid, Trump also said that the Jewish Sulzberger family publishes The New York Times, but the publication, he said, "hates Israel."
"Theyre Jewish people that run The New York Times," Trump said.
Trump, who closely allied with former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latters time in office, also said Netanyahu did not want to make peace with the Palestinians.
In his comments, Trump voiced an expletive about Netanyahu for being quick to congratulate Biden on his controversial victory in last years election.
Experts and politicians have said that Trumps hardline support for Israel was aimed at appealing to evangelical Christians, who believe the only intense conflict in the Middle East and the gathering of Jews in Israel is a prerequisite for the return of Jesus.
Trump recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as Israels capital in December 2017 and signed a proclamation in March 2019 recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, Syrian territory.
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