12 Nov 2024 1:45 pm
what does trump plan to do?
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trum ... nt-be-easy
Netanyahu is pinning his hopes on a pro-Israel Trump administrationUncertainty also shrouds how Trump will engage with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During his first term, Trump offered broad support for the Israeli leader’s hard-line policies, including unilaterally withdrawing from a deal meant to rein in Iran’s nuclear program that Netanyahu long opposed.Trump also recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, bolstering its claim over the disputed city, and Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights, captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war. He presented a peace plan with the Palestinians widely seen as favoring Israel. Settlement-building in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, seen as an obstacle to Palestinian statehood, surged under his presidency.Educate your inboxSubscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.