enhanced_deficit
02-03-2017, 04:10 PM
This is not really a shift if one tries to read between the lines of the sum of past pandering and non-pandering statements and knows Trump's wild communication style. There probably won't be a threatening editorial published by Israeli firsters like notorious Andrew Adler as Trump is not a political orphan like Obama:
Feb. 2 2017 10:20 PM
In a Shift, Trump Warns Against New Israeli Settlements as Netanyahu Plots Major Expansion
By Elliot Hannon
The White House abruptly changed course in its dealings with Israel Thursday when it issued a statement urging restraint by the Israelis when it comes to building new settlements, a hot button issue regionally and globally. “While we don’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace, the construction of new settlements or the expansion of existing settlements beyond their current borders may not be helpful in achieving that goal,” the White House said in a statement. A senior administration official also tamped down settlement expansion hopes telling the Jerusalem Post Thursday “we urge all parties to refrain from taking unilateral actions that could undermine our ability to make progress, including settlement announcements.”
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/02/02/trump_warns_against_new_israeli_settlements_as_net anyahu_plots_expansion.html
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Poll: Do you condemn or support US funded Israeli settlements? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?506082-Do-you-condemn-or-support-US-funded-Israeli-settlements&)
Feb. 2 2017 10:20 PM
In a Shift, Trump Warns Against New Israeli Settlements as Netanyahu Plots Major Expansion
By Elliot Hannon
The White House abruptly changed course in its dealings with Israel Thursday when it issued a statement urging restraint by the Israelis when it comes to building new settlements, a hot button issue regionally and globally. “While we don’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace, the construction of new settlements or the expansion of existing settlements beyond their current borders may not be helpful in achieving that goal,” the White House said in a statement. A senior administration official also tamped down settlement expansion hopes telling the Jerusalem Post Thursday “we urge all parties to refrain from taking unilateral actions that could undermine our ability to make progress, including settlement announcements.”
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/02/02/trump_warns_against_new_israeli_settlements_as_net anyahu_plots_expansion.html
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Obama firmly opposed Israeli settlements before Andrew Adler threat scandal (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?458980-Israel-plans-largest-WB-settlement-expansion-in-30-years-Surprising-Obama-response&)
Poll: Do you condemn or support US funded Israeli settlements? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?506082-Do-you-condemn-or-support-US-funded-Israeli-settlements&)