Jerusalem – Harsh Exchange Between Trump And Netanyahu Teams Days Ahead Of Key Israel Visit

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    FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump (R) escorts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017.REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueJerusalem – A dramatic rift appears to have been created between Washington and Jerusalem as US President Donald Trump’s team as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s team both issued harsh statements on Monday evening less than a week prior to the president’s much-expected visit to Israel.

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    The drama unfolded when a senior White House official said that the Western Wall was part of the West Bank and not part of Israel’s territory, as Channel 2 reported on Monday.

    “The Western Wall is not in your territory,” the official reportedly said.

    It seems that the official was prompted to make the statement after members of Netanyahu’s team asked if Netanyahu could join Trump on the visit to the Western Wall and whether Israeli photographers could document the event, to which the Americans replied that the Western Wall was a “disputed territory.”

    According to Channel 2, the same official told members of Netanyahu’s team that Trump’s visit to the Western Wall was a private visit and also added: “No way, why is this your business?”

    The official allegedly went on to say: “This is not your territory but rather part of the West Bank.”

    A source close to the preparations team in Israel told Channel 2 that the statements made by the White House official were received with utter shock by Netanyahu’s team. “In Israel they’re convinced that this statement is opposed to President Trump’s policy as it was expressed recently in his behavior and in his firm resistance to the most recent Security Council resolution. Israel has turned to to the US [to discuss this further].”

    And as Netanyahu’s team reeled from the shocking and negative remarks that were reportedly made by the US official today, it also faced another worrying report coming from a senior Fox news correspondent who took to social media to claim earlier in the day that the premier had asked US President Donald Trump to keep the US embassy in Tel Aviv and not relocate it to Israel’s capital.

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office denied the claim on Monday evening, issuing a statement that said: “The things published on Fox News are a lie.”

    The premier’s office was referring to a tweet posted earlier in the day by Fox News foreign correspondent Connor Powell, who wrote on Twitter that “everyone I’ve spoken to in DC that has been briefed on #Jerusalem embassy move says #Netanyahu told #Trump not to move embassy at this time.”

    The firm denial coming from the prime minister’s office was backed by a rare and unusual move. The statement released by the office included a transcript from Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump in Washington which took place this February, acting as proof that the report provided by Powell was false.

    The transcript included the following:

    “From a summary of the lunch at the White House: ‘President Trump was asked about the embassy and explained that it (moving the embassy) will not cause bloodshed in the region, like he has been warned against (President Trump).’ ”

    Netanyahu on Monday called again on Trump to move the embassy to Jerusalem, on the same day that his controversial Israel envoy pick David Friedman arrives in Israel to begin his tenure.


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    MAYERFREUND
    MAYERFREUND
    6 years ago

    Take your pick
    1) Blame Obama
    2) Fake news

    6 years ago

    US Officials have the right to express the “original Creation” how the Statwe of Israel was created in 1948.
    all the additional land that the Israeli army had added after that in any war, is not counted as part of the country.

    Reb Yid
    Reb Yid
    6 years ago

    Friedman will iron it all out. Drain the Islamo-state dept. swamp.

    ralph1527
    ralph1527
    6 years ago

    We have no friends .

    triumphinwhitehouse
    triumphinwhitehouse
    6 years ago

    there are still many Obama hold overs in the notoriously anti-Semitic state dept, just like in Marshall’s day.

    savtat
    savtat
    6 years ago

    Time will tell, keep in mind that H”KBH runs the world, not Trump. That’s where your prayers should be directed. Don’t get confused.

    6 years ago

    Lets see where policy takes us. So far Trump has been Israel’s greatest friend on a policy level. Note that does not mean he will move the embassy to Jerusalim but he will and did stcik out his neck for us.

    JacobN
    JacobN
    6 years ago

    Bring back Obama

    6 years ago

    Well, the truth is finally coming out about agent orange. I have a feeling as the pressure mounts on him, he’ll start scapegoating the Jews and we’ll know what he’s all about.

    Sam23
    Sam23
    6 years ago

    Fake news working full steam to create imaginary rift between israel & Trump. But actions speak louder then “annonymous sources”. Trump nominated David Friedman a active settler supporter & backed him through confirmation despite democrat & (fakejews)Jstreet opposition.

    6 years ago

    U Zionists can all blame TRUMP. Hes the one blessed is he!!! Hes seeing the naked truth now! He never believed in Israeli garbage but thank G D he came out full force! The problem is that the Zionists thought theyre getting their man after the “anti semite” Obama. Obama was not an antisemite just kept Israel in check and Trump is neither an antisemite and wants peace and normalcy to reign there. But with Netanyahus provoking everyone this is what he deserves. HAIL TO THE CHIEF!!

    qazxc
    qazxc
    6 years ago

    Bbbbbbbut Hillary, bbbbbut Obama, bbbbbbbbbut Bengahzzi, bbbbbut Vince Foster, bbbbut Jared, bbbbut Ivanka, FAKE NEWS, I won by a landslide in the popular vote.

    CountryYossi
    CountryYossi
    6 years ago

    trump belongs to netura karte and he has the same belief.
    israel has NO friends only the yidden who live there and the Torah will save them .
    in the zechus of so many tzadikim who live in eretz yisroel and in the zechus of over half million frumme yidden no one will chas veshulem do any harm to eretz hakdoshe…

    6 years ago

    Trump said that the person does not represe4nt his view or the official view of the US or WH.

    It is likely that this is a holdover from Obama’s official policy of not recognizing Jerusalem as part of Israel.

    And that is fact, there is a reason why children born in Jerusalem do not have Israel as the place of birth listed on their US passport. That was the official policy under your idol Mr. Obama.

    yonasonw
    Member
    yonasonw
    6 years ago

    Isn’t it amazing how people like TrumpISprez foam with incoherent attacks on those who see the simple truth for what it is, that Trump is an opportunist bum with no coherent principles…and deny that reality, like the true blue followers of ideological dictators who simply are unable to see a truth that would contradict their beloved Savior, Tojo, Duce…or Fuhrer.

    yonasonw
    Member
    yonasonw
    6 years ago

    Bottom line “actions” taken by the Trump administration! Really now – that TrumpISprez sniffs his Great Leader’s butt and smells perfume…for the Great Leader is his Moshiach who can do no wrong. That, or he’s a paid plant.