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Trump Cancels Israel Visit After Uproar

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally, in Las Vegas. A planned visit to Israel by U.S. Republican hope-
ful Donald Trump is turning into one big headache for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader, widely seen as a
supporter of the Republican Party, shares much in common with Trump. But cozying up to the GOP front-runner risks is fraught with
risks, particularly after his controversial calls to bar Muslims from entering the U.S. and comments to a Jewish group that some said
bordered on anti-Semitic.

(AP Photo/John Locher)

JOSEF FEDERMAN President of the U.S.” Ap- early preference polling, to a gathering of Jewish
Associated Press pearing on Fox News, he unleashed an uproar this donors. He was booed af-
JERUSALEM (AP) — GOP said there were many rea- week when he called for a ter refusing to endorse Je-
presidential front-runner sons for the move, among temporary ban on Muslims rusalem as the undivided
Donald Trump canceled them that he didn’t want to entering the U.S. The billion- capital of Israel — a key
plans Thursday to visit Israel, put Netanyahu in a bind. aire businessman has cast Israeli position. Some of his
a trip for which even Prime “In fact, I did a campaign the idea as a prudent step other comments were seen
Minister Benjamin Netan- ad for him, and he’s a good in the wake of the mass by some as promoting Jew-
yahu — widely seen as an man, but I didn’t want to shooting by an Islamic mili- ish stereotypes.
ally of the Republican Party put him under pressure,” tant couple of 14 people in White House spokesman
— had shown little enthusi- Trump said. “I also did it be- San Bernardino, California, Josh Earnest said at a brief-
asm. cause I’m in the midst of a while critics call it both rac- ing that “most people are
Trump announced his de- powerful campaign that’s ist and unconstitutional. relieved that he’s reconsid-
cision on Twitter, saying he going very well.” Trump also drew criticism ered” the visit to Israel.
would reschedule “at a Trump, who has main- from some American Jews
later date after I become tained a wide lead in most for his comments last week Continued on Page 4