New York – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if elected, the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the campaign said, marking a potential dramatic shift in U.S. policy on the issue.
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During the meeting that lasted more than an hour at Trump Tower in New York, Trump told Netanyahu that under his administration, the United States would “recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel.”
While Israel calls Jerusalem its capital, few other countries accept that, including the United States. Most nations maintain embassies in Tel Aviv.
Palestinians want East Jerusalem, captured by Israel in a 1967 war, as capital of the state they aim to establish alongside Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
During the closed-door meeting, the campaign said that Trump agreed with Netanyahu that peace in the Middle East could only be achieved when “the Palestinians renounce hatred and violence and accept Israel as a Jewish State.”
According to a readout of the meeting from the campaign, the two discussed “at length” Israel’s border fence, cited by Trump in reference to his own controversial immigration policies, which include building a wall on the U.S.- Mexico border and temporarily banning Muslims from entering the country.
Other regional issues, including the fight against Islamic State, U.S. military assistance to Israel — “an excellent investment” — and the Iran nuclear deal, which both parties have criticized, were also discussed.
every presidential candidate said that but NEVER DELIVERED by moving the US embassy to Yerushlaim
Let’s see if lying Hillary will say the same, although it’s been well proven that not a word she says can be believed. She will pander though. Bet on it.
Go trump
Down Hillary
Ahh, but will this bullvan (braggard bully) MOVE THE U.S. EMBASSY FROM TEL AVIV TO JERUSALEM? I’m sure like all the others over the years, promises, promises, and end result? bobkes !
The anger of the Muslim world is so hot and this inexperienced guy who has never had any experience in US political office will just add fuel to the Hot Fire. …………….
השם ירחם
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP rather than billary
STOP INSULTING HILLARY!!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!
Hillary is not a liar; she just never speaks the truth. She doesn’t mean to lie or mislead; it’s just that the words “truth” and “honest” are not found in her dictionary. Ask a liberal democrat and they will explain that there is a big difference between being a liar and never telling the truth.
Something is missing from this discussion. The State Department has a crew of employees that do not change from one administration to the next, and there is a climate there that has existed back to the 50’s. It is rabidly anti-Israel. Most presidents have not attempted to purge the ranks, as they have tended to many other tasks of the transition. Same goes for other departments in the Executive Branch. The resistance has been strong enough to override the president’s plans. Bush (both) were serious about this particular promise, probably less so the Democrats. These promises were made to woo the Jewish vote, though Republicans have historically been more committed.
Trump has the gall to run the Executive Branch with more control than most previous presidents did. It is actually possible he will persevere with this promise. Congress, including many Democrats, might actually back him. Hillary will risk making another campaign promise that she will definitely NOT keep.
Most people running for office say things like this. At some point aren’t you just tired of being lied to?
if it ever does happen you can be sure Moshiach showed up a few hours earlier.