Hopkins, who told Fox News Mr Trump had support from a quarter of the population of the United Kingdom, tweeted: “It’s because Trump & I articulate sentiments repressed by the politically correct consensus that we have a voice”.
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“At the same time, Israel is fighting against militant Islam that targets Muslims, Christians and Jews alike and threatens the entire world”.
Netanyahu came under fire from dozens of members of the Israeli parliament for planning to host the controversial GOP presidential front-runner.
“I want to let you know, the police and law enforcement in this country, I will never ever let them down”, Trump added. Twenty-four percent of voters overall told the Times/CBS pollsters they were concerned about Trump administration, on top of 41% who said they felt downright afraid.
Netanyahu said he would be meeting Trump on December 28, just as he agrees to meet any presidential candidate who visits the country, and that the meeting did not amount to an endorsement.
Trump also on Thursday praised the “respected columnist” Katie Hopkins for her “powerful writing” on “the UK’s Muslim problems”.
Mr Trump has provoked global outrage by calling for Muslims to be blocked from entering the U.S. after last week’s deadly shootings in California by two Muslims who authorities said were radicalised.
He was booed after refusing to endorse Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel – a key Israeli position. Leftand right-wing Israeli politicians and Israeli Arab lawmakers also said he should be barred from visiting.
Mr Khan described the remarks as “divisive and outrageous”. A planned visit to Israel by U.S. Republican hopeful Donald Trump is turning into one big headache for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“When you have someone like him say some things – he has a very large following – it’s kind of disappointing from my perspective”, Abdullah said.
The Republican presidential front-runner’s statement Monday advocating a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” was blasted as bigoted, unconstitutional and potentially risky for American interests overseas. In a 2013 video endorsing Netanyahu’s re-election, Trump called himself a “big fan of Israel” as Hebrew lettering scrolled below his face.
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THE survey by NBC and The Wall Street Journal and released on Thursday found that 25 per cent of Americans supported the proposal and 18 per cent had no opinion or were “not sure” about it.
