Jerusalem Post: Will US presidential candidates care about the Middle East peace process?

“Now that we have essentially entered the general election, and as an effort to distract from his colossal failure handling the coronavirus, President Trump will likely tout his Middle East ‘vision’ and actions with regard to Iran as national security accomplishments,” Halie Soifer, executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, told the Post.

“This transparent election tactic – using Israel as a political wedge issue to win over Jewish voters – will fail in 2020 for three reasons,” Soifer continued.

“First, Jewish voters overwhelmingly support Democrats, and are not leaving their political home for a president whose disapproval rating in the Jewish community exceeded 70% before coronavirus.

“Second, Jewish voters know and trust Joe Biden, and believe he shares their values on a wide range of issues, including – but not limited to – support of the US-Israel relationship.

“Third, Jewish voters feel increasingly insecure due to the rise of white nationalism and antisemitism, for which they largely blame Donald Trump.”