“This will be the Americans’ day,” says the top newspaper in Israel of the U.S. presidential election, “but the outcome of the elections will impact the entire world.”
And as for the impact of America’s election on Israel, Haaretz says, “Obama is good for Israel.”
If any Americans are “vacillating in their vote over whether Obama has been a good president for Israel, the answer is yes.”
For Americans in general, and American Jews in particular, the United States’ attitude toward Israel is just one of many factors to consider – among internal and foreign affairs, the economy and defense – when casting their vote.
… Obama continued this two-way track vis-a-vis Iran and the issue of Palestinian statehood. Under his pressure, Israel suspended for the first time — for a while — construction in the settlements. Relations between the two countries’ armed forces have never been so close. Obama’s challenge in his second term, if he wins the elections, is to lead the region to a stable arrangement of peace and security.
The outcome of the elections will be determined by the voters’ decision as to which of the two candidates is good for America. But if any of them are vacillating in their vote over whether Obama has been a good president for Israel, the answer is yes.
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