Israel Hayom newspaper commentator and Channel 13 TV host Avri Gilad Thursday lamented the possible Trump loss in the U.S. election, writing: "Almost a week has passed since Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner of the US presidential election, yet I am still sad. President Donald Trump defended Israel as no one ever had. For four years, the Iranians were made to feel the way that we always do, while I felt like a friend of the biggest bully in the schoolyard."
Gilad wrote: "For the past week, I have been in mourning. Truth be told, I am still saddened and very concerned by US President Donald Trump's exit from the White House. This strange man defended Israel as no one ever had. For four years, the Iranians were made to feel the way that we always do. What didn't he do for us? Striking precise and sophisticated blows against all of our enemies, while convincing old enemies that the time for hostility had passed and now was the time to move on. For four years, I felt like a friend of the biggest bully at school. It was a great feeling. "Just you wait till my brother gets here," or something along those lines."
"How ungrateful can you be? Someone changed your strategic world, and you rejoice at his downfall? How disconnected from the good of your people can you be? Do you really want a hostile Susan Rice to replace Mike Pompeo as secretary of state? Is that what you're interested in – a renewal of US pressure to move forward on a path that doesn't end well?"
Gilad concluded his piece: "Go in peace, our benefactor. In peace, but not with a Nobel Peace Prize. After all, you don't run in the right circles. But do know that you are a real brother."