Hillary Clinton drew battle lines against the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, during a major speech to a pro-Israel lobby group on Monday, attacking his central boast that he is a great deal-maker.
Without mentioning him by name, the Democratic presidential hopeful left little doubt that she was challenging Trump’s qualifications to be commander-in-chief, portraying him as dangerously malleable and lacking firm convictions.
“We need steady hands, not a president who says he’s neutral on Monday, pro-Israel on Tuesday, and who-knows-what on Wednesday because ‘everything’s negotiable’,” Clinton told the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), which draws top Jewish leaders from across the world. “Well, my friends, Israel’s security is non-negotiable.”
Trump has previously earned criticism for suggesting he would be “sort of a neutral guy” on Israel and seek to negotiate peace with the Palestinians, describing himself as best placed to make “probably the toughest deal in the world right now”.
The New York billionaire has a commanding lead in the Republican primary race and is expected to win in Arizona on Tuesday, while rival Ted Cruz appears strong in Utah. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, bidding to become the first Jewish candidate to win a major party’s presidential nomination, skipped the Aipac meeting to campaign ahead of primaries in Arizona and Utah and a caucus in Idaho.
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