In a round-up of how Donald Trump’s election has been received around the world, The Times notes that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the first foreign leader Trump called following his victory. The article says that although Trump promised during his campaign to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, “Israeli officials worry… about his impulsive behaviour”.

In similar reviews of the international response to Trump’s victory, The Daily Mail, Telegraph and City AM all report that Netanyahu released a statement calling Trump “a true friend” of Israel and predicting that under his leadership, relations between the two countries will reach “new heights”.

Both The Telegraph and Independent report comments made by Education Minister and Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett, who said that Trump’s election is “an opportunity for Israel to immediately retract the notion of a Palestinian state”. The i notes that Trump has said he will be “neutral” in any peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

The Guardian online reports that Trump has apparently invited Netanyahu to visit him in the White House at the earliest opportunity. The article also notes concern among some Israelis over  antisemitic ‘dog whistles’ during Trump’s campaign. Opposition leader Isaac Herzog  said:  “Trump’s election is the continuation of a social, economic and political tsunami that we’ve seen in many countries, which will also bring about change in Israel”.

Covering wider foreign policy issues, The Times, Telegraph, Financial Times and i all note that Trump has pledged to abandon the nuclear deal signed last year by Iran and the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany), under which Iran has promised to limit its nuclear development in return for sanctions relief. The Independent notes that the International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran has exceeded the levels of heavy water permitted under the deal for a second time, but has agreed to transfer 5 tonnes of the material to help comply with restrictions.

The Independent covers a report that 20 civilians died in US-led coalition air strikes on an ISIS target near the Syrian stronghold of Raqqa.

The Israeli media is dominated by reaction to Donald Trump’s victory. Israel Hayom heads with the simple headline “President Trump,” while Yediot Ahronot and Maariv opt for “Trump’s America” and “The Trump Era” respectively. Meanwhile, the front-page headline in Haaretz is “World Stunned”.

There is plenty of commentary on what President Trump will mean for relations with Israel. Writing in Maariv, Ben Caspit says: “Netanyahu, finally, received a Republican President. Up until now all he had were Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and he lamented his bitter fate at every opportunity. The problem with Trump is that he is not the Republican that Netanyahu prayed for. The truth is, he is not even a Republican. Trump is Trump. He doesn’t owe anybody anything, he has no fear of AIPAC, he did not receive significant Jewish funding, and mainly, he has a short fuse and is unpredictable.”

Itamar Eichner in Yediot Ahronot also mentions Trump’s unpredictability, summarising that “the man loves Israel; on the other, he is a man whose behaviour is hard to predict”. He suggests that Trump “will not be in any rush” to engage with the peace process. Eichner says that Israeli officials believe Trump “is staunchly pro-Israel, and he will be an ally in the security, diplomatic and economic spheres.” But “not everything is rosy” and “Regarding the promises that he made, no one [in Israel] harbours any illusions that he will keep them”. Eichner suggests “you can’t rule out a scenario in which Trump uses Israel as currency to pay for things in other fields—for example, in dealing with Russia”.

In Maariv, Shlomo Shamir comments “As Jews and as Israeli citizens, it is unpleasant for us to remember—but we must not forget: Donald Trump is the darling, the beloved and an object of adulation of all the anti-Semitic organizations and neo-Nazi movements that operate in the US”. However, he emphasises “This does not mean that this will be expressed in his conduct as president.”

In other news, Israel Hayom reports that Russia’s Prime Minister is arriving today in Israel for an official visit.

Israel Radio news says that around two thousand Moroccans demonstrated last night outside the parliament building in Rabat to protest the Israeli flag being flown at the United Nations Climate Change Conference currently taking place in Marrakech. However, Morocco’s Foreign Minister defended the decision.