Pictures posted on social media showed Nikki Haley, the former Republican candidate for the US presidential elections, writing the phrase “Eliminate them” on an Israeli shell during her visit to Israeli military sites near the northern border with Lebanon.
Danny Danon, a member of the Knesset and former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, published these photos on his account on the “X” platform on Tuesday, accompanied by a post in which he said that Haley wrote this phrase during her tour with him.
Danon wrote that Haley wrote this phrase on an artillery shell, referring to their good relationship when Haley was the US ambassador to the United Nations during the era of Donald Trump, where she was considered a hawk in his administration.
Israeli comments
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu posted on the “X” platform a picture of Haley signing the missile, praising her as a person who was not affected by “the lies of progress.”
Likud Knesset member Hanoch Milvedisky commented on the photo, noting his love for Haley and describing her as “a true friend of Israel.”
As for the broadcaster on the Israeli Channel 13, Almog Booker, he described Haley as a “queen” and considered her signature on the missile a clear message.
Journalist Yunon Magal from Israel’s Channel 14 added that Haley wrote “End them” on the shell.
Shulmo Pollak of Kol Hai Radio commented that Haley’s signature would appear on a missile directed at Hezbollah, and promised to publish the image as a poster if his post received a thousand likes.
It is noteworthy that Haley visited northern Israel to show her solidarity, and during her visit to the northern West Bank settlements, she confirmed that the majority of the American people support Israel, stressing the need for strong American support.
Haley, 52 years old, withdrew from the presidential race last March after heavy defeats in the Republican Party primary elections against Donald Trump, whom she announced last week after a long silence that she would vote for him.
Although Trump has ruled her out of running as vice president, she is a potential presidential candidate in 2028.
For its part, the White House announced on Tuesday that President Joe Biden does not intend to change his policy towards Israel after an Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Rafah over the weekend, which resulted in the martyrdom of displaced people, but he stressed that he “does not turn a blind eye” to the suffering of Palestinian civilians.
These developments come at a time when the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has continued since last October 7, which has left more than 117,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, amid massive destruction and famine.