Israel: Israel on Thursday condemned former US President Donald Trump’s remarks praising the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and criticising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the ongoing war, calling it “shameful” and “unreliable”.
“It is shameful that a man like that, a former US president, abets propaganda and disseminates things that wound the spirit of Israel’s fighters and its citizens,” Israeli communications minister Shlomo told local media Channel 13.
Addressing a rally in West Palm Beach, Trump on Wednesday blamed the Israeli and US government officials for revealing the weaknesses of Israel, which he said provoked Hezbollah’s attack. He also called Hezbollah – a sworn enemy of Israel – “very smart”.
“Netanyahu has been hurt very badly because of what’s happened here. He was not prepared. He was not prepared and Israel was not prepared,” he added.
Meanwhile, the White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates called Trump’s comments “dangerous and unhinged” and said, “It’s completely lost on us why any American would ever praise an Iran-backed terrorist organization as smart.”
