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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Trump speech seen as ‘pro-Israel,’ but shallow
Israeli commentators are calling Trump’s speech “pro-Israel,” noting he quoted Theodor Herzl and made several points about Israel’s fight against terror that could have come from the mouths of right-wing Israeli politicians.
But many are also noting that the speech was very low on specifics, offering no concrete plans for a peace initiative.
Trump did not mention a two-state solution, similar to previous talks. Some on the right had seen his omission of Palestinian statehood from comments as a major shift in US policy.
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