News - Middle East: Donald Trump’s decision to pick J.D. Vance as his running mate in the November election is a move designed to appease the pro-Israel lobby in Washington and to reaffirm US support for the Israeli regime.

Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio, is known for his hardcore pro-Israel position, much like the former Republican president, and is expected to aggressively push Trump’s pro-Israel policy.

At the Republican National Convention (RNC) last week, Vance, who has switched from being a critic of Trump to a fervent supporter, was declared as the prospective vice president of the US under Trump.

“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump remarked, justifying his choice.

Vance’s selection came merely two days after Trump survived an assassination attempt by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The incident, which grabbed headlines worldwide, sealed the Republican ticket for Trump at a time when pressure is mounting on incumbent president Joe Biden to withdraw from the race.

Vance's selection as Trump’s VP pick hasn’t gone down well with many Americans, who believe the two men together would be a recipe for disaster, particularly in relation to the Palestinian issue.

Jen O’Malley Dillon, the chair of the Biden campaign, sharply criticized the 39-year-old senator, labeling him as “one of the most far-right extremists in Washington.”

However, the senator himself is unfazed and hopeful about the November election.

“Tonight is a night of hope, of what America once was and — with God’s grace — what it will soon be again. And it is a reminder of the sacred duty we have to preserve the American experiment, to choose a new path for our children and grandchildren,” Vance declared on Wednesday evening.

Despite having previously criticized Trump in 2016, when he referred to the former president as “America’s Hitler,” Vance remarkably toned down his rhetoric during the 2022 Senate campaign.

Embracing Trump’s brand of politics, he stated that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud, a narrative that has become a cornerstone of Trump’s political platform.