Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who is challenging Donald J. Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, said Mr. Trump's rhetoric of intolerance as evident today as it was during his presidency had fueled the surge of bigotry confronting Jews and Muslims after Hamas's brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the fierce Israeli response in Gaza.
Mr. Christie's criticism of the former president's Middle East record is significant. The peace agreements struck by Israel with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, collectively known as the Abraham Accords, are widely seen as perhaps Mr. Trump's most important diplomatic accomplishment.
In the interview, Mr. Christie discussed Israel's crisis and the repercussions felt around the world from the perspective of a man who has known Mr. Trump well for years, advised him and then turned against him.
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