The Trump administration would like Israel's next government to be broad and "without extremists," an American source told Israel Hayom. Coalition talks are now opening after the vote for the 26th Knesset. The source said US-Israel military and intelligence cooperation against Iran is continuing as normal.
The source said neither the election results nor the makeup of the next government will change that cooperation. President Donald Trump's goals are unchanged, the source said, and his top priority is still the complete neutralization of Iran's nuclear program.
The preference had surfaced before polling day. In an analysis published Tuesday, i24NEWS reported that senior American officials had intimated they wanted a broad government after the vote. The outlet also reported that billionaire investor Bill Ackman, a Trump supporter, publicly called on Sunday for an Israeli unity government.
Earlier this month, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot. The meeting covered tensions in Judea and Samaria, settler violence and the situation in Gaza. It was initially discreet and became public only later.
