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Trump Has Strongest Jewish Ties of all GOP Candidates

Trump is from New York, works in professions saturated with Jews and long has been a vocal supporter of Israel. His daughter and two grandchildren are Jewish, the executive vice president of his organization is Jewish — and Trump certainly has chutzpah.

Given his myriad Jewish associations, Trump is not an unfamiliar face in Jewish circles. He has served as a grand marshal at New York’s annual Salute to Israel Parade. After Hurricane Katrina, he was among a group of celebrities who decorated Jewish federation tzedakah boxes to be auctioned off to support hurricane disaster relief. And in February, he was honored with an award at the annual gala for the Algemeiner, a right-wing Jewish news organization.

“I have a Jewish daughter. This wasn’t in the plan, but I’m very glad it happened,” Trump said at the event, held in Manhattan. On Israel, he said, “We love Israel. We will fight for Israel 100 percent, 1,000 percent. It will be there forever.”

Before the 2013 Israeli election, Trump recorded a video message endorsing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“You truly have a great prime minister in Benjamin Netanyahu. He’s a winner, he’s highly respected, he’s highly thought of by all,” Trump said in the 30-second spot. “Vote for Benjamin – terrific guy, terrific leader, great for Israel.”

By the same token, Trump has made clear he believes President Barack Obama is bad for Israel and has questioned how American Jews could support the president.

“I have many Jewish friends that support Obama and I say, ‘Why?’ and they can’t explain why. They support him, they give him money, they give him campaign contributions,” Trump told radio host Michael Savage in February. “This is the worst enemy of Israel.”

Trump at times has dabbled in Israeli real estate. About a decade ago, he bought a site in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area with plans to build Israel’s tallest building, to be called Trump Plaza Tower. He later sold the Ramat Gan property to an Israeli firm before its development. In 2012, Trump met with Israel’s tourism minister to discuss possible investments in real estate and tourism, according to the Israeli news website Ynet.

Trump’s closest Jewish association is with his daughter Ivanka’s family. Ivanka Trump, a fashion designer and celebrity in her own right, converted to Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner, the son of New York Jewish real estate mogul Charles Kushner.

She studied for her Orthodox conversion with Rabbi Haskel Lookstein of Manhattan’s Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue and the Ramaz School, and Lookstein officiated at her wedding. Trump and Kushner are members of Lookstein’s Orthodox synagogue and are Shabbat observant. They have two children.

When it comes to The Trump Organization, Trump’s right-hand man is a Jewish lawyer, Michael Cohen, who also serves as a top campaign aide. Cohen ignited controversy last week by suggesting that spousal rape doesn’t count as rape. He later apologized, saying his remarks were “inarticulate.”

When Ivanka Trump introduced her father at the Algemeiner dinner six months ago, she said, “He has used his voice often and loudly in support of Israel, in support of developments within Israel, in support of security for Israel and in support of the idea of the Israeli democracy.”

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krizz kirjutas:Nice dry! Respect! Interneedus on erinevaid tsitaate täis, vali vastavalt oma maitsele ja võid kõike tõestada, ka Trumpi kohta.
Keegi pole väitnudki, et Trump on puhas nagu prillikivi. Aga kes oleks? Võtame kasvõi viimased USA presidendid - vale vale otsa! Trumpi puhul on oluline põhimõtteline muutus suhtumises, lähtepositsioon. Seepärast on lausa nauding vaadata vasakpoolsete ja liberaalida paanikat. Praeguse poliitika jätkudes muutub nii USA ja sellega läänemaailm tervikuna üha nõrgemaks ning tema vastased üha tugevamaks (mis praegu toimubki). Kolmanda maailma immigrantide massiline sisselaskmine, multikultuursuse propaganda (ehk rahvusriikide kaotamise), homoõiguste esmaseks inimõiguseks kuulutamine, vähemuste diktatuur, näiline demokraatia, sõnavabaduse mahasurumine, islami ohu eiramine, poliitkorrektne näitemäng jne, jne, jne - kõige selle jätkudes nõrgestab USA nii ennast kui oma liitlasi. See on üha suurem hälbimine normaalsusest, tegelikest väärtustest.

chac kirjutas:...
Arvaksn et kui USA elas muretult üle Reagani, siis elab ta üle ka Trumpi suguse presidendi. Meil siin suurt emotsioonitseda sel teemal pole väga mõtet Küll Kongress ja Esindajatekoda tal tiibu kärbivad kui peaks vaja olema...

Kilo Tango kirjutas: Eesti vaatevinklist on USA presidendivalimised umbes nagu ilm.

tympsa kirjutas:Mis puutub tema äritegevust - no täielik lollpea ja mullipuhuja ikka nii kaua ärieliidis vastu poleks pidanud ja oma vara suurendanud. Tagasilöögid on selles tegevuses paratamatud.

tympsa kirjutas:Chac, Trump ei kandideeri ju USA parima/ kõige edukama ärimehe tiitlile,vaid presidendiks.
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tympsa kirjutas:Mis puutub tema äritegevust - no täielik lollpea ja mullipuhuja ikka nii kaua ärieliidis vastu poleks pidanud ja oma vara suurendanud.

tympsa kirjutas:Minu jaoks on USA presidendivalimised nagu huvitav spordivõistlus. Minu elus ei muutu ilmselt midagi kui võidab üks või teine.

tympsa kirjutas:Mis puutub enesereklaami-see kuulub Ameerika elulaadi juurde. Eestlaste jaoks pisut võõras, kuid sealmail täiesti normaalne, eriti veel poliitilises võitluses. Kui vaadata näiteks Kasichi kampaaniat, siis üle poole ajast räägib ta seda, mida ta on saavutanud Ohio kubernerina, kui hästi ta on osariiki juhtinud, missugust edu osariik on saavutanud ja loomulikult suurendab enda rolli selles ning vaikib häbitult maha kõik ebaõnnestumised ja valearvestused.