Donald Trump
Bolton, who has served in various high-level capacities in the last three Republican administrations, including as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush, has advocated a strong stance against North Korea and Iran, and has publicly expressed pro-Israel positions on numerous occasions.
A senior Palestinian official told London’s “Al Hayat” newspaper that the United States may delay the announcement of the peace proposal indefinitely, as upfront rejection by the Palestinian Authority may prevent additional Arab countries from backing the proposal.
With mounting legal problems and rumors of early elections, he found a warm welcome in America.
“The bad things are getting worse, and they’re very bad. The force behind so much of what is bad is this radical tyranny in Tehran. We must stop Iran,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told those attending the AIPAC conference.
“I’ve been here for nearly four decades seeking to build the American-Israel alliance. Under your leadership, it’s never been stronger,” he said.
“To have a group like this, many of whom non-Jews who support Israel the way you do; who see that America will be blessed when Israel is blessed; who understand that when we as a nation support the state of Israel; and we share their values and we support them, we are not just helping Israel, we are helping America,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
Call it the Trump effect. Just as President Donald Trump overcame the media and left-wing establishment to win the election despite his bluster and personal baggage, so, too, is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defying the odds in Israel.
The White House on Monday denied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that he is in talks with the Trump administration on the annexation of Israeli settlements.
Reflecting on his first year in office in an interview with the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom, President Donald Trump said that his official recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was the pinnacle of his presidency so far.
President Donald Trump thanked his Guatemalan counterpart, Jimmy Morales, for his announcement that he would move Guatemala’s embassy to Jerusalem.
Is the presumed partisan crisis on Israel as stark as the headlines suggest? Former American and Israeli ambassadors disagree on the extent of the problem, but agree that the issue should be addressed.
Poll: Israelis consider Trump policies pro-Israel, Obama policies pro-Palestinian
