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U.S. NEWS Thursday 16 February 2017
Trump charts new Mideast course; maybe no separate Palestine

Netanyahu to “hold back
Continued from front on settlements for a bit.”
In recent weeks, Netan-
At one point Wednesday, yahu has approved con-
Trump noted the need for struction of more than
compromise in achieving 6,000 new settler homes
any Mideast peace. Ne- in the West Bank and east
tanyahu interjected: “Both Jerusalem, territories Israel
sides.” seized in the 1967 Mideast
On terrorism and other War. He also allowed Par-
matters, there appeared liament to pass a law ret-
little daylight between the roactively legalizing some
leaders. 4,000 settlement homes
Echoing language used built on private Palestinian
by Trump over a need to land.
combat “radical Islamic Still, Netanyahu indicated
extremism,” Netanyahu he was open to some sort
said that for peace to be of arrangement.
sustainable, two “prereq- “We’ll work something out
uisites” must be met: “Rec- but I’d like to see a deal be
ognition of the Jewish state made. I think a deal will be
and Israel’s security needs made,” he said.
west of the Jordan” River. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- And Naftali Bennet, the
While a two-state solution yahu and his wife Sara at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. head of Israel’s pro-settler
would involve Israel ced- (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Jewish Home Party, hailed
ing occupied territory that the new atmosphere be-
is strategically and reli- granting millions of Palestin- form made no mention of invited to Trump’s inaugu- tween Trump and Netan-
giously significant, many in ians citizenship and voting a Palestinian state, and his ration. yahu, saying: “The Pales-
the country believe a sin- rights, threatening Israel’s inner circle included allies But after weeks of danc- tinian flag was today low-
gle binational state would Jewish majority and its Jew- of the West Bank settler ing around the issue of ex- ered from the mast and
be even more difficult to ish character. movement. A delegation panded Israeli settlement replaced with the Israeli
maintain. It would mean Trump’s campaign plat- of settlement leaders was construction, Trump asked flag.”q