He won. He can grab anyone by the pussy whenever he wants.A resolution drafted by Egypt had demanded Israel halt all settlement activities in occupied territories claimed by the Palestinians and declared that existing settlements “have no legal validity”.
However, the vote on passing the resolution was abruptly postponed by Egypt on Thursday amid a series of contacts between Israel, Trump and his transition team and Egypt, which culminated in Trump calling Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Details of the contacts emerged on Friday morning as Israeli officials disclosed that the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had contacted Trump’s transition team on Thursday seeking help after learning that the US delegation at the UN, under the instruction of Obama, might not veto the resolution.
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Unlike Trump’s other recent interventions in US foreign policy, which have largely flagged up his often contradictory intentions, on this occasion he appears to have deliberately interposed himself in an issue of current US and international diplomacy.
The Guardian
To be fair, we're already at odds. He's just going to carve it in stone.Last week Trump nominated as his ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who has said Washington will not pressure Israel to curtail settlement building in the occupied West Bank.
Another key influence on Trump is said to be his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, whose family charity has donated money to one of the occupied West Bank’s most hardline settlements.
Trump has signalled he will be far more sympathetic to Israel.
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He has vowed to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move that would put the US at odds with the Palestinians and the rest of the international community.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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