Israel did not get much space in former President Donald J. Trump's acceptance speech. It did not need to.

The entire convention became a pro-Israel rally. Ronen and Orna NeutraParents of Omer Neutra, American hostage in Gaza, are feisty Republicans Matthew Brooks Disillusioned Democrats Shabbos Kestenbaumto chants and prayers.

The Republican platform is pro-Israel, as are its representatives: there are no concessions to a “two-state solution,” and “pro-Hamas extremists” should be “expelled,” the platform states, as part of efforts to “make college campuses safe and patriotic again.”

There is something comforting about this statement and understanding for Israeli and American Jews. (Related: After 2020 feud, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly works to garner Trump support ahead of presidential election)

Trump's 90-minute speech was all about connecting the international dots — looking logically at China, Russia and Iran, not chronologically. The broader recognition that America's adversaries are interconnected, and that Israel does not fight in isolation from America's broader security interests, should be more reassuring to Israel than any applause could ever hope to provide.

“Things began to unravel with our disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the greatest humiliation in our nation's history… [The Biden administration] Abandoned Bagram, one of the largest airbases in the world; the longest runway, the strongest, reinforced, thickened runway.

“We abandoned it. And the reason I liked it wasn't because of Afghanistan, it was because of China. It's an hour away from where China is building nuclear weapons. And you know who has it now? China has it now.”

The Israeli conflict is part of a larger series of threats to Western interests, of which Israel is a part.

“With wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, conflict looming over Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines and across Asia, the Earth is on the brink of World War III. And this war will be completely different from other wars because of the weapons. The weapons are no longer tanks going back and forth shooting at each other. These weapons are weapons of annihilation.”

Israel knows what it feels like to face annihilation.

Iran was specifically named, as were the oil sanctions waivers issued by the current administration for Iran and China.

“Iran is bankrupt. Iran had no money,” Trump said. “Now Iran has $250 billion. They made all of it in the last two and a half years. They're bankrupt… [On an Internet program] A Democrat said, “Like it or not, Iran is bankrupt with the Trump deal.” I said to China, “If you buy from Iran, you won't be allowed to do any business in our country. We'll put a 100% or higher tariff on everything you import.” And China said, “Well, I guess that's it.” China wasn't going to buy the oil.

“Today, China has similarly surrounded Taiwan, and Russian warships and nuclear submarines are operating 60 miles off the (U.S.) coast of Cuba,” Trump said.

China, Russia, Iran.

When the Houthis launch drones at Tel Aviv, know that Iran is not only providing them with drones, but also selling them to Russia for use in Ukraine, where they are being combat tested and refined for use in the Red Sea. (How do you think the Houthis have managed to exponentially increase the range of those drones over the past few years?)

Despite the US embargo on Russian energy exports, Russia remains a major exporter, especially to China, and the money from energy sales goes to Iran to buy weapons and fund Hamas and Hezbollah. China works with Iran and also directly with the Houthis. Chinese ships are largely immune to Houthi attacks, the Israel-Jordan Eilat-Aqaba Free Trade Zone is nearly deserted, and Egypt's Suez Canal revenues are declining. More than 23 percent in 2023-2024.

Iran, China, Russia.

Ah, but what was the line that got the applause? Actually, there was one.

Perhaps echoing President Ronald Reagan's words during the 1980 presidential campaign, when Iran held Americans hostage in Tehran for 444 days, Trump said: “I say to the whole world, we want our hostages back. And if we don't get them back before I take office, you're going to pay a very, very high price.”

President Joe Biden has issued a warning to Israel “No offensive weapons will be supplied.” If Israel had entered Rafah to rescue its people – our people – from terrorism, the words “our hostages” might have earned Israel and its supporters the biggest ovation of the night.

Shoshana Brien is senior director at the Jewish Policy Center and editor of inFocus Quarterly magazine.

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