Can Israel swing the election Donald Trump's way?

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By Ian Lee
Can Israel swing the election Donald Trump's way?
About 200,000 eligible American voters in Israel


Less than three months before the U.S. presidential election, it isn't looking good for Donald Trump. The Republican nominee's numbers are down in the national polls and in many crucial swing states like Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

But there is another locale, more than 5,000 miles away, that Republicans hope will tip the scales and determine the future of the United States. At a mall in Modiin, in central Israel, American-Israeli Republicans press the flesh. Red, white and blue balloons flank a sign in Hebrew that appears similar to Trump's "Make America Great Again" logo, but it doesn't promise to restore America's greatness. "The Israeli interest, it's the Israeli interest in refreshing, re-resurrecting the close bond that has typified the U.S.-Israel relationship," said Marc Zell, chairman of Republicans Overseas Israel. "The whole Middle East has gone up in flames during this (Obama) administration."

Relations between the United States and Israel have chilled under President Barack Obama's tenure. In one particularly tense episode, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly defied Obama in March 2015 by addressing the U.S. Congress. He urged lawmakers to torpedo the president's nuclear deal with Iran.
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Trump in particular has had problems attracting the Jewish vote after claims of anti-Semitic themes in various tweets and the backing he's received from the former head of the KKK, David Duke, and the American Nazi Party. Trump's supporters in Israel don't buy it. Zell called the claims "malarkey" and accused the media of slandering Trump. "It's crap, it's garbage!" said Sruly Cooper, a Florida voter and Trump supporter. "If you want to judge Trump, judge him by his family (two ex-wives, one of whom accused him, under oath, of rape, and not to mention, serial adulterer) . Judge him by his children (5 by three women). Judge him by his success(nearly destroying atlantic city) and his philanthropy (non-existent) and not what the press says about him, like bringing up David Duke (yes, telling the truth is forbidden)."

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