Israeli analyst: The result of the American elections was beyond Israel's worst nightmares The Israeli media described the results of the American elections as the biggest challenge to Tel Aviv since the 1970s; Because both Democrats and Republicans see Israel as responsible for America's problems and crises. Segal described the results of the recent US elections as a "complete disaster" and said that what happened is beyond the worst nightmares of Israel and the AIPAC organization (a pro-Israel lobby in the US); because "bad news keeps piling up in Tel Aviv.