Trump warns Israel: Stop announcing new settlements

[Deblano]

Top kek. This is not your traditional GOP anymore.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Trump-warns-Israel-Stop-announcing-new-settlements-480446

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[Santander]

I'm willing to let this play out, but this could be the start of a betrayal.

[Hindsight was 2020]

That dirty Muslim! Oh wait he's a republican? Uh....I mean what a great stand for peace.-Fox News

[Devout Centrist]

Lol

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

Imagine the meltdown from the neo-cons if he put them "on notice" on Twitter.

[The_Doctor]

Interesting, this is the W position.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Yeah, Bush did the same thing.

The difference was, Obama considered Jerusalem a settlement and considered any rejection by Israel of his diktats to be a personal betrayal that demanded retribution.

[heatcharger]

100% sure this a head fake. I am interested in what SATW and DavidB have to say about this.

[Doimper]

lol

Regardless of what this turns out to be, Netanyahu must be very unhappy right now

[Ronnie]

Good.  I hope he threatens to cut off aid if they defy him.

[OSR stands with Israel]

100% sure this a head fake. I am interested in what SATW and DavidB have to say about this.

David B was a hillary supporter in the general

[Deblano]

Imagine the meltdown from the neo-cons if he put them "on notice" on Twitter.

Mark Levin's head will explode after he calls Trump anti-semetic while calling for America to carpet bomb Iranian nuclear facilities.

lol.

[ApatheticAustrian]

I'm willing to let this play out, but this could be the start of a betrayal.

betrayal of whom?

everyone knew this was going to happen.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Yeah, Bush did the same thing.

The difference was, Obama considered Jerusalem a settlement and considered any rejection by Israel of his diktats to be a personal betrayal that demanded retribution.

bibi worked on a personal level against obama and even made israel into a partisan issue through visiting the republicans and snubbing the democrats.

i am always amazed that everyone all the time criticizes the US for how they treat "israel", aka the israeli government but never ever follows the same rules for the behaviour of israel's government of radicals.

[Classic Conservative]

Lies.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/827298063484084227

[heatcharger]

Lies.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/827298063484084227

Why I am I supposed to believe Baghdad Sean? Again though, I highly doubt Trump will act on this at all.

[DavidB.]

Bad, if true. Still better than any Hillary Clinton administration would have said or done.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Bad, if true. Still better than any Hillary Clinton administration would have said or done.

if you follow that thought you can be in a position to never ever criticize any government, cause you are convinced someone else would be worse.

contrary to obama, who just talked, this government is ready to punish those who disagree with their worldview.

[DavidB.]

if you follow that thought you can be in a position to never ever criticize any government, cause you are convinced someone else would be worse.

contrary to obama, who just talked, this government is ready to punish those who disagree with their worldview.

Isn't "bad" criticism? Apart from that... we'll see, but it's clear the main policy architects of the Trump administration have a highly positive view of Israel. That would not at all be the case with a Democratic administration increasingly cosying up to repulsive organizations like J Street. In addition to that, Netanyahu and Trump have a good relationship, which, given Trump's impulsive inclinations, may now matter more than ever.

[Deblano]

Another source came out.

http://thehill.com/policy/international/317655-white-house-warns-israel-on-settlements-report

[ApatheticAustrian]

btw contrarian theory:

one of the many test ballons trump's administration chooses to test a topic.

if they don't like the results, they blame it on a media mistake, if it works, they go with it.

[Classic Conservative]

Another source came out.

http://thehill.com/policy/international/317655-white-house-warns-israel-on-settlements-report

No, they are just quoting the Jerusalem Post in this article.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Yeah, Bush did the same thing.

The difference was, Obama considered Jerusalem a settlement and considered any rejection by Israel of his diktats to be a personal betrayal that demanded retribution.

bibi worked on a personal level against obama and even made israel into a partisan issue through visiting the republicans and snubbing the democrats.

i am always amazed that everyone all the time criticizes the US for how they treat "israel", aka the israeli government but never ever follows the same rules for the behaviour of israel's government of radicals.

One of Obama's first acts in office was to declare Israel's capital a settlement and retaliate diplomatically because Israel built houses.

Obama and Netanyahu both took direct shots to get each other out of office. Only one then escalated that feud to put the other country's continued existence in jeopardy.

[ApatheticAustrian]

to put the other country's continued existence in jeopardy.

this is hyperbole.

in which way has obama endangered israel's existence? not nuking iran? asking for too much concessions?

[DavidB.]

It's probably true. They want to remain in charge, they don't want Israel to set the agenda. While I obviously oppose that as a Zionist just as much as I opposed the Obama administration imposing its wishes on a sovereign Israel, one cannot realistically expect anything different (though it is true I hoped for it...). It does seem as if the Trump admin didn't understand the specific national context in which the last couple thousand of houses were announced; they were necessary to pacify the Jewish Home in the face of the shameful eviction of Amona.

But whatever. G-d has a reason for everything. Perhaps it's for the better and we just don't know. It would be wrong to say I'm not slightly worried. But I'm still optimistic.