Trump: ‘No hatred like the Palestinian hatred of Israel and Jews. And probably the other way around also’

Former US president Donald Trump says Palestinian hatred of Israel is deeply ingrained and Israeli hatred of Palestinians is also a barrier to peace, but he insists that a deal is still possible between them.

“They learn to hate the Jewish people in the earliest forms of school, whatever their form of school is, but you know, Israel hatred,” Trump says in an interview with Univision whose transcript was leaked to Semafor.

“There is no hatred like the Palestinian hatred of Israel and Jewish people. And probably the other way around also… It’s not as obvious, but probably that’s it too,” Trump adds.

The former president and current GOP frontrunner says he hasn’t given up on a potential peace deal and that he even argued against the late GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, who thought it wasn’t possible.

Trump also continues his damage control for comments he made last month criticizing Israel over the intelligence failure that led to the October 7 onslaught and tearing into Netanyahu as well.

The former president tells Univision that he is “strong” and capable of leading the country through the crisis.

“I think Israel has to do a better job of public relations, frankly, because the other side is beating them at the public relations front,” Trump says.

Trump also claims he would’ve pursued negotiations with Iran that would’ve prevented the October 7 Hamas onslaught. The US and Israel have said they don’t currently have intelligence directly linking Iran to the massacre but both recognize that Tehran has long backed the Gaza-based terror group.

“We would have had a deal with Iran” had he remained in office for a second term, Trump tells Univision. “Iran was broke, I say respectfully, they were broke.”

“We were actually getting along well with Iran,” Trump says — an interesting revelation given that bilateral ties appeared to be at one of their lowest points at the time.