Trump calls Mideast peace ‘toughest deal — AP Conversation

The United States has “no dog in that fight” Cruz said earlier this week.

“We must not pressure Israel on settlements until Palestinians recognize Israel and it borders”, Bush said. “I want to wait until I meet with [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu]”. His warnings were echoed by Jeb Bush who suggested the Obama administration was soft on terrorism and also got applause by saying on Israel policy, he relies most on his brother, former President George W Bush, for advice.

Republican presidential candidates were supposed to competing for the endorsement of mega-donor Sheldon Adelson on Thursday.

“I don’t know that Israel has the commitment to make it. I don’t know that the other side has the commitment to make it”, he said.

It was hard to keep up with the number of times Donald Trump typecast Jews in a speech Thursday to the Republican Jewish Coalition. Marco Rubio’s campaign. “What offends me is his complete lack of knowledge”.

On the eve of the gathering, Trump declared himself a “big, big fan” of Israel, and said chances for a lasting peace rest with the Jewish state. “Understanding that fundamental truth is essential to being the next commander in chief”. Its a struggle to safeguard the future of Israel. Trump responded, “Who’s the wiseguy?”

“Wouldn’t it be great if they could make a deal?” he asked. “I’ll be able to tell in one sit-down meeting with the real leaders”. A Twitter debate erupted as Trump spoke. She and her husband agreed, “Trump was very amusing”. “This is exactly why Trump is what I like to call a brilliant idiot”.

The retired pediatric neurosurgeon delivered an uncharacteristic written address, he said in order to make sure he made all the points he wanted to.

Trump was booed when he ducked the question after not mentioning it in his speech. Instead, Trump told borderline antisemitic jokes and Carson gave a monotone history lesson on the Middle East.

“Once again, we’re just down here dumbfounded”, Stewart said.

“Here, context is everything”, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said. Trump insisted that he’s self-funding his presidential campaign, though most of his campaign money has in fact come from donations. “Here, context is everything”.

Trump criticized some of his fellow GOP rivals, though none of the high-polling ones.

“In this case he is speaking to a group of Jewish Republicans, a significant portion of whom are business people. We do not believe he intended his comments regarding negotiations and money to relate specifically to their Jewishness, but we understand that they could be interpreted that way”.

The stereotype of Jews using their money to insidiously manipulate global politics is an old one, as Anti-Defamation League founder Abraham Foxman detailed in his book Jews and Money: The Story of a Stereotype. “He should know better, and probably does”.

“But I said it’ll take six months… maybe sooner”, he told the audience. “I want to be very neutral and see if I can get both sides together”.

Trump sat down and shared his views on Israel in an AP Conversation – a series of extended interviews with the 2016 candidates to become the nation’s 45th president. Trump turned to a heckler near the front of the Ronald Reagan Building’s ballroom whom he could hear clearly.

Trump sparred with the hecklers, calling them “wise guys” and saying they didn’t know what they were talking about.

“I’m a negotiator like you folks”.

Donald Trump can do no wrong.

“Israel’s given a lot but haven’t been given a lot of credit for what they’ve given”, he said.

An Israeli soldier and a bystander have been wounded in a West Bank shooting attack, the army said, while the assailant, reportedly a member of Palestinian security forces, has been shot dead. Even so, his support for Israel is unquestioned, he said. “Some in our own party actually call for more sacrifice from the Israeli people”. At least 102 Palestinians have been killed, including 67 said by Israel to be attackers. “That’s why you don’t want to give me money, OK, but that’s OK, you want to control your own politician”.

As he defended his pro-Israel credentials, Trump raised doubts about those of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton when asked whether he believes she is a friend of Israel.