The legitimacy that President-elect Donald Trump received following his landslide election victory on Tuesday will have an effect on how Israel proceeds with regard to Iran.
Yoram Ettinger, an expert on US-Israel relations, believes that Trump is already preoccupied with the agenda that will accompany him all four years, and that Israel is not necessarily at his center: "If he accepts the reality he aspires to and focuses on domestic issues in the United States," Ettinger states.
"In my opinion, he will let Israel run its affairs, as long as it does not divert his attention from the agenda he prefers to deal with." "I don't expect that we will be able to easily achieve operational cooperation with Trump," he said, cooling his enthusiasm: "It's possible, but not at this time. I think he'll appreciate us more if we act the way Trump does when faced with challenges — he doesn't ask permission."
According to Ayalon, rumors now talk about Trump moving toward an agreement with Iran, but he says that if he goes for such an agreement this time it will be a better and stronger agreement than what Obama achieved in 2015. As a result, the question arises whether Biden's last two months in the White House will be more suitable for Israel's long-awaited attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
* Channel 14 contributed to this article.