However, the visit by Trump has already stirred strong opposition in Israel, with a range of lawmakers opposing it because of his comments regarding Muslims.
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US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will travel to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Dec 28, an Israeli government official said Wednesday.
In an interview with Barbara Walters Trump insisted he has no ill will toward Muslims and only has the best interested of the United States in mind.
He later defended his comments on USA network MSNBC, saying: “They have sections in Paris that are radicalised, where the police refuse to go”.
“The State of Israel respects all religions and strictly guarantees the rights of all its citizens”.
Kelly is one of many Aberdeen residents and environmentalists opposed to Trump’s coastal golf course and hotel development outside the city, and a map of the government petition revealed a high number of signatories in the local area.
Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, revoked an honorary degree it had awarded Trump in 2010, saying on Twitter that his statements “are wholly incompatible with the ethos and values of the university”.
“Those who rejoice in Trump’s comments do not know enough about Jewish history to understand what happens when we begin down the road of hatred toward foreigners, contempt for the law and religious discrimination”, he wrote on his Facebook page.
In the Middle East, sales of “Trump Home” products took a hit.
It was the most dramatic response by a presidential candidate following the San Bernardino, California, rampage, even as other Republicans have called for a suspension of President Barack Obama’s plan to allow in some refugees from Syria.
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A former Trump business partner in Dubai, construction billionaire Khalaf al-Habtoor, said Trump had wrecked his prospects for successful future collaborations in the region. The post had more than 50,000 likes on Facebook. “At the same time, Israel is fighting against militant Islam that targets Muslims, Christians and Jews alike and threatens the entire world”, the statement said.
