Post-Election Analysis:

ARI HAROW JOINS A PANEL OF EXPERTS TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF A TRUMP PRESIDENCY

Now that the shock of Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the US 2016 Presidential Elections is starting to wear off, political analysts in Israel are anxious to decipher what this victory will mean for a variety of hot-button

issues. For instance, will President Obama take advantage of the 60 days he has remaining in office to try and force a unilateral peace plan through the

UN? What about the Iran nuclear deal? What will be the nature of the Israeli-American relationship under this new President? Haaretz asked a team of

Jewish Insider (JI) experts, including Ari Harow, Yosi Klein HaLevi, Mindy Finn and Ken Weinstein to give their thoughts on these topics.

Peace PlanAri Harow agreed with his fellow JI experts that any move by Obama to try and make a unilateral move through the UN at this point in time would be futile, especially knowing that the incoming

Trump team will be taking a different tact to the issues facing Israel and the Palestinians.

The New RelationshipAlmost everyone is looking forward to an improved relationship between the two heads of state. Ken Weinstein of the

Hudson Institute sees the PM as gaining a new ally in Trump, someone who will be more sympathetic to the intricacies of the Middle East and not married to a single solution. Harow agreed that Trump will be more considerate

of Israeli concerns in the region, whether it be the Iran nuclear deal or its war on terrorism. Also of interest, Harow said, is that this will be the first time Netanyahu will work with a republican administration.

Iran Nuclear DealPanelists were optimistic about the possibilities for some degree of walk-back from the Iran nuclear deal. Harow said that Netanyahu has made the point that the deal is harmful to the entire world and believes the change in administration offers hope for a re-evaluation. Some aspects of

the deal are behind us, Weinstein pointed out, such as the cash exchanges, but other elements can be reopened, and he sees this as a real possibility.