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Before we turn on Trump and label him as the bad guy, it is worth pausing for a second to see what he did for us! ​First Term Support for Israel: 👉 Recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. 👉 Moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. 👉 Recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. 👉 Initiated the Abraham Accords. 👉 Helped normalize Israel's relations with the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan. 👉 ​Broke the old myth that Israel must first concede to Palestinian demands before Arab nations can make peace. 👉 ​Withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal. 👉 ​Re-imposed maximum pressure sanctions on Iran. 👉 ​Cut U.S. funding to UNRWA. 👉 ​Withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council due to anti-Israel bias. 👉 ​Closed the PLO office in Washington. 👉 ​Cut aid flows to the Palestinian Authority. 👉 ​Signed the Taylor Force Act, restricting aid tied to the Palestinian Authority's terrorist payment system. 👉 ​Released the most pro-Israel American peace plan ever proposed. 👉 ​Recognized Israel's security control as central to any future peace framework. 👉 ​Changed U.S. policy regarding settlements, rejecting the claim that Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are inherently illegal. 👉 ​Allowed certain products from Israeli-controlled areas to be labeled "Made in Israel." 👉 ​Provided Israel with robust diplomatic cover at the UN. 👉 ​Supported Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas and Iranian proxies. 👉 ​Ordered the strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the architect of Iran's regional terror network. ​Second Term So Far: 👉 ​Imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for targeting Israel and America. 👉 ​Defended Netanyahu and Gallant against the ICC's lawfare. 👉 ​Removed Biden-era sanctions on Israelis in Judea and Samaria. 👉 ​Renewed pressure on UNRWA. 👉 ​Ordered a re-examination of U.S. funding to UN bodies accused of anti-Israel bias and antisemitism. 👉 ​Supported Israel diplomatically during the Gaza war. 👉 ​Helped promote a ceasefire/hostage framework in Gaza with Israeli security guarantees. 👉 ​Continued to expand the framework of the Abraham Accords. 👉 ​Pushed for broader regional normalization with Israel. 👉 ​Joined forces militarily with Israel against Iran. 👉 ​Helped weaken Iran's missile, drone, naval, and air defense capabilities. 👉 ​Maintained the public red line that Iran cannot be permitted to acquire nuclear weapons. ​Indirect Contributions to Israel: 👉 ​Reduced Israel's diplomatic isolation. 👉 ​Strengthened the regional alliance against Iran. 👉 ​Opened new regional markets for Israeli trade, technology, tourism, cyber, water, and defense cooperation. 👉 ​Weakened the Palestinian veto over Arab-Israeli normalization. 👉 ​Exerted significant pressure on the Palestinian Authority. 👉 ​Challenged the international lawfare against Israel. 👉 ​Made support for Israel a centerpiece of Republican foreign policy. 👉 ​Brought U.S. policy closer to Israeli consensus positions on Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, Iran, UNRWA, and the ICC. 👉 ​Granted Israel greater diplomatic freedom of action. 👉 ​Normalized the idea that peace can be built through strength, shared interests, and regional alliances—not just Israeli concessions. 👉 ​Strengthened deterrence against Iran and its proxies. 👉 ​Turned the reform or replacement of UNRWA into a serious American policy debate. 👉 ​Proved that bold, pro-Israel moves do not necessarily destroy regional diplomacy—in some cases, they create it.