Warning of hostile US prez in future, Bibi seeks India alliance
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that a future US president could be hostile towards Israel, calling for new alliances with countries such as India and nations in Latin America to safeguard his country’s strategic interests.
Netanyahu unveiled his security doctrine on Sunday, nine days before Israel’s October 27 election, arguing that Israel must prepare for a possible shift in Washington’s approach.
“In two years, a President, man or woman, could come to power who is very hostile to Israel,” Netanyahu said. “First, we must do everything we can during these two years, and during the following two years, in the American arena, through good times and bad,” he said. “There is a major shift in Latin America, and there could be an enormous change in Brazil in just a few days,” Netanyahu said, adding, “We must expand our pool of alliances and develop capabilities that make us valuable to everyone.”
His remarks came hours before US President Donald Trump publicly endorsed his re-election bid. The Israeli premier stressed that his government must make the most of the remaining years of Trump’s presidency while preparing for an uncertain political future in the US. “The second thing is to create other alliances. That is what I am working on now with many countries in our region and outside it. India is not a small country, and there are many others,” the Israeli Prime Minister emphasised.