President Donald Trump’s visit Monday to the Western Wall in Jerusalem – the first by a sitting US president to Judaism’s most revered religious site – elicited praise, disdain and hope among Jews and Muslims on Long Island.
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“On behalf of the United States, we pledge to stand by you, so that we can defeat terrorism and bring security and safety to our children”, he said.
Oded Revivi (OH-dead Re-VEE-veeis) is the chief foreign envoy of the Yesha settlers’ council. But for those who follow Trump closely, it can’t be too surprising that after managing to avoid any major embarrassments during a speech to the Muslim world, Trump immediately manages not only to potentially offend, but literally endanger, one of America’s most reliable allies in order to squeeze a little bit of defensive bragging that has little to no grounding in reality.
Trump warned of Iran’s escalating presence in the region.
Dogged by multiple scandals back home, Trump was celebrated Monday throughout his visit to Jerusalem.
“President Trump, working with you, I believe we can advance a global peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors as well as the Palestinians”, Netanyahu said.
As many as 400 police were deployed overnight, Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said early Tuesday.
The route took the president past the “Walled Off Hotel”, a guesthouse run by the British graffiti artist Banksy that is created to draw attention to the security infrastructure, which Israel says is there to protect against Palestinian attacks.
“I’ve heard it’s one of the toughest deals of all, but I have a feeling that we’re going to get there eventually”, Trump said during a meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He says “that would be an wonderful accomplishment”.
President Trump on Tuesday-standing beside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem-offered his condolences to the victims in Monday night’s terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert in the United Kingdom, and went on to excoriate the attacker, calling those who attack the innocents “evil losers in life”.
Trump was considering making that bold announcement during his trip here, but backed off fulfilling that pledge amid a torrent of warnings from United States foreign policy officials and Arab diplomats, who said such a move would hinder peace efforts and set off tensions in the region.
PRESIDENT Donald Trump landed in Israel on a groundbreaking direct flight Monday from Saudi Arabia, with Israelis and Palestinians eagerly waiting to see how the USA president could breathe life into a moribund peace process.
Netanyahu leads a fragile coalition that depends on right-leaning parties who strongly resist the kinds of territorial or political concessions to Palestinians that a peace deal likely would require. He says that “our main problem is with the occupation and settlements”.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned the “evil losers” behind a bomb attack at a pop concert in the British city of Manchester that killed at least 22 people. “We can not stand a moment longer for the slaughter of innocent people”, Trump said. He says this “wicked ideology must be obliterated”.
“On a business level, it’s not good, but ideologically and politically I am very happy because he loves Israel, so that more than makes up for the loss”, he said. “Life must be protected”.
During his trip, the American leader is expected to delve into the heart of the dispute between the Israelis and Palestinians, in pursuit of what he has called “the ultimate deal”.
“Hey, folks”, Trump said.
President Donald Trump’s motorcade is entering biblical Bethlehem in the West Bank, passing through an opening in Israel’s towering separation barrier.
The status of Jerusalem is ultra-sensitive and has been among the most hard issues in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The prisoners are an assortment of those convicted of serious terrorist crimes, as well as those picked up in ongoing West Bank skirmishes with Palestinian youth.
Bethlehem is ringed by the barrier on three sides.
The two leaders will meet in the West Bank.
Trump made the remarks during a brief media address with Abbas.
President Trump has landed in Israel for the second leg of his nine-day trip overseas, which started in Saudi Arabia and will end in Italy.
On Monday, Trump held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
Experts and officials feared the Israel portion of the trip may be the trickiest for Trump as he navigates the perilous Israel-Palestine issue. Trump accused former President Barack Obama of strengthening Iran’s capabilities.
For Jews, the Western Wall, a retaining wall from the biblical Jewish Temple, is revered as the holiest site where Jews can pray. Speaking at the Israel Museum, he declared both sides ready to move forward, though there were no tangible signs of the dormant peace process being revived. Trump himself never commented.
EDITOR’S NOTE – Julie Pace has covered the White House and politics since 2007.
“So you have another story wrong”, he told reporters. Various officials have said that was the source of the classified intelligence.
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Hazan was suspended in 2015 from his position as deputy speaker of Israel’s parliament after a televised report accusing him of involvement in pimping and drugs.
