Many of us are “issues” voters. In fact, who isn’t? Leftists like to tag conservatives as “issues voters,” then they do the same thing by voting for immoral candidates who support abortion, etc.

But what kind of relationship will Israel have with the next president?

That’s one of my issues.

We can predict fairly easily what the Democrat will do, if one is elected. It will be at least four more years of Obama’s anti-Semitic agenda. The only Democrat currently running that has a chance of winning is Hillary Clinton, and the sleazy Clinton has a decades-long history of befriending the Palestinians. Part of her email scandal involves her exchanges with aids and advisors that show a clear hatred of the Jewish state. Just get a load of her exchanges about Israel with Sid Blumenthal.

Clinton was also deeply involved in her husband’s pressuring of Netanyahu and Israel in the ‘90s. In short, she is an old-school leftist who would be very bad for Israel.

But what of the Republicans?

Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be much of an ideologue, and that would probably be a benefit. He has done business with Israelis and the relationship seems warm and genuine, so his experience there would no doubt be positive. No doubt he and Netanyahu would get along swimmingly.

I heard Ted Cruz a couple years ago speak at a Christians United for Israel Summit in Washington. He sounded like a Likudnik, a real Zionist who is a genuine friend of Israel.

Marco Rubio also seems to have genuine affection for Israel.

Interestingly, I think it is the governors in the race—Bush, Christie, Kasich—who would be decidedly less friendly, but it’s a moot point because none will sniff the White House.

Carly Fiorina I think would have made a good president, and as my good friend Matt Buff explained the other night on the “Israel Watch” radio program, Fiorina might get a shot next time. She certainly is friendly with the Israelis and Netanyahu.

The only Republican candidate (now former) who would be indifferent at best (and probably hostile) toward Israel is Rand Paul. Thankfully, Paul will never get past the Senate.

Presidential candidates usually trot-out their alleged support of Israel, then when they assume office, that support disappears. But John Kasich’s recent comments about Israel and the Obama Administration seem genuine, and genuinely impressive:

“’Israel has given a lot of stuff back. They gave Gaza back. How is that working out? They have everything launching into Israel,’ Kasich said. ‘I don’t know how you get a two-state solution when people are walking into your country and stabbing people. I will say this: Recognize the State of Israel, guarantee their permanent security, stop launching Katyusha rockets into Israel, stop sending in people with knives to kill people in Israel — they went from rocks to knives now — and knock it off. And then, I think you can get to a two-state solution.’

“Kasich asserted there will never be permanent peace and Israel should search for stability.

“’Every day that you go by without there being major problems there, that is a win,’ he said. ‘And I can tell you, we are not going to bully Israel; it’s their survival. It’s just very serious stuff. It’s like – man, we want to survive.’” (Jerusalem Post)

One thing is certain: if a Republican wins the White House come November, the dreadful damage done to our relationship with the Jewish state, by Obama, will be reversed.

And that’s one big positive outcome of surviving eight years of the Marxist.

Reprinted with author’s permission from Rapture Ready