Israel Hits Back at Trump Over Settlement Intervention

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast



Israel hit back at President Trump on Friday after the White House warned that new settlement construction might threaten the chances of peace in the region. An unexpected statement released by the Trump administration on Thursday said that expanding Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank might be unhelpful. “While we don’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in the statement, “the construction of new settlements or the expansion of existing settlements beyond their current borders may not be helpful in achieving that goal.” Israel Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely claimed that the statement contradicted itself. “The White House itself holds that the settlements are not an obstacle to peace and they never have been. It must be concluded therefore that expansion of construction is not the problem.”

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[1965Comet]

1. Whaaaaat?

The Trump admin is not wholly clear on a policy issue? Maybe Conway ought to discuss the the impact of the Bowling Green settlement on the peace process next...

[Trust Buster]

2. Cue the phone call from Sheldon Adelson.

[tanyev]

3. Gosh, Donny's making quite a mess for Jared to go clean up.

[louis-t]

4. Walked back by an assistant con man in 3...2...1...

[geek tragedy]

5. If two people ever deserved each other, it's Bibi and Trump nt

[machoneman]

6. From your lips to God's ear!

Yes, you nailed it. Two shitgibbons sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!

[Javaman]

7. he pissed off Mexico, he's pissed of Australia, now he's working on Israel.

there are current'y 196 countries in the world.

3 down 193 to go!

[NCjack]

8. #45 is only in for 2 weeks and already he is feeling screwed by Bibi. The

development of their relationship is taking an interesting trajectory. #45, in regard to Bibi, is beginning to look like President Obama -- the last great president of the USA.

[hollowdweller]

9. The nazi's are tossing the Jews under the bus

He needed them to pull in the evangelicals but it was an uneasy fit with the neo nazis.

First step was the "all lives matter" ing of the Holacaust.

Now this.

[DeminPennswoods]

10. Didn't Bibi like it when Trump was on board

with the new settlements?

[BlueMTexpat]

11. LOL - they

really can't keep their narratives straight, can they?

What an absolutely horrible train wreck the Trump Administration is!