Israeli minister: Efforts to portray Trump as anti-Semitic are pathetic - Israel Hayom Staff

by Israel Hayom Staff

Economy Minister Eli Cohen: U.S. President Donald Trump is "among the greatest friends Israel has had in a president" • Trump has hit back at those trying to boycott Israel economically, has changed the diplomatic attitude toward Israel, Cohen explains.

Economy and Industry Minister Eli Cohen | Photo credit: Dudi Vaaknin

Economy and Industry Minister Eli Cohen (Kulanu) came out in support of U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend, after the embattled president faced accusations of being racist and anti-Semitic in the aftermath of violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

"Efforts to portray Trump as anti-Semitic are pathetic," Cohen said, adding that of all the U.S. presidents, Trump is "one of the most sympathetic toward Israel."

"Ever since Trump entered the White House, efforts to boycott Israel in the economic arena have suffered a critical blow," he said. 

"The shift in the discourse toward Israel has been apparent in the diplomatic arena in general and in the U.N. in particular," he added. "U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has been clearly implementing Trump's policies." 

Furthermore, on the economic plane, the efforts to target Israel economically, which were prevalent in the past, have waned dramatically since Trump took office," he said. 

"Calling a person whose son-in-law and daughter are Jewish, and whose first official overseas trip [as president] was to Israel, an anti-Semite is utterly unfounded. There is nothing anti-Semitic about him," Cohen insisted. 

"Even in conversations with [other] administration officials, the positive atmosphere is discernible," he continued. "It is apparent in the expansion of trade agreements with the U.S., which are on the rise and have reached a record $27 billion in the last year, not to mention the investments being made by American companies in Israel and the establishment of development and manufacturing centers [in Israel]."

Israel Hayom Staff

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=44751

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