Only I can fix it · 2024 campaign · № 42
Israel would cease to exist if he lost
“You are not going to have an Israel … if she becomes president. Israel will no longer exist.”
- Said
- , Republican Jewish Coalition summit, Las Vegas (remote address)
- Subject
- Israel's survival
- Topic
- Foreign policy
- Era
- 2024 campaign
What happened
On September 19, 2024 he told the Israeli-American Council that if he lost, "Israel, in my opinion, will cease to exist within two years." He won, so the prediction was never tested. A Gaza ceasefire took effect October 10, 2025 and Hamas released 20 living hostages on October 13; phase-two talks opened January 14, 2026 but were deadlocked as of May 2026, and on July 6, 2026 Hamas announced the resignation of its civil administration. Israel and the U.S. began a war with Iran on February 28, 2026, whose ceasefire collapsed July 8, 2026.