Yesha Council head: Capitol riot shows I was right about Trump

• Date: 07 January 2021
• Published date: 07 January 2021
• Author: TOVAH LAZAROFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"What we saw yesterday in Washington, with the behavior of the US President, it was precisely the kind of behavior that I had feared," Elhayani told The Jerusalem Post.

Earlier this year, Elhayani was pilloried by other Israeli Right-wingers for his verbal attacks on US President Donald Trump, stating that he was not "a friend of Israel."

On Thursday, he explained that he had always feared what kind of steps an unchecked Trump could take.

Elhayani has said he has feared Trump's support for a Palestinian state and that if he had won a second term, he would not have had any obligations to the voters and could renege on pledges to support Israel.

"During his second term, he could have taken drastic steps that were not in Israel's interests, such as the creation of a Palestinian terror state,' Elhayani said.

"His behavior yesterday showed that this was correct," he added.

Nor was he worried about any boomerang effect against Trump's policies in support of the settlements, noting that had existed at the declaratory level only.

"He didn't do anything for the settlements. So, they said that the settlements were legal, but what did that lead to?" Elhayani added.

He noted that under the radar, the US had asked for restrictions on building and planning, including limiting to four times a year the number of times the Higher...