Comment on Settlement vote delayed while Israeli leader visits Trump

Settlement vote delayed while Israeli leader visits Trump

JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister has accepted an invitation to visit the White House next month in hopes of forging a “common vision” for the region with President Trump that could include expanded settlement construction on occupied territories and a tougher policy toward Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his plans Sunday to head to Washington in early February hours after delaying a vote on an explosive proposal to annex one of the West Bank’s largest settlements, apparently to coordinate his policy toward the Palestinians with the new administration. After eight years of frosty relations with President Obama, Netanyahu has welcomed Trump’s election as an opportunity to strengthen ties between the two allies. With Trump signaling a more tolerant approach toward the much-maligned settlement movement, Israel’s nationalist right now believes it has an ally in the White House, and Israeli hard-line leaders make no secret they will push for aggressive action in the occupied West Bank.

 

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