Trump Slams Iran’s State Sponsorship of Terrorism in Meeting With Israel’s Rivlin

A senior White House official told reporters on Tuesday that President Donald Trump united the Muslim world in a way that “really hasn’t been” done in “many years”.

U.S. President Donald Trump presented a reversed Middle East policy during his maiden overseas trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel, by calling for an anti-Iran coalition, which may fuel the tension in the region and jeopardize efforts for reconciliation. Later in the day, Trump delivered a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Yet, right before Mr. Trump began his trip, Israel threw another wrench into the works.

After visiting Saudi Arabia and Israel, President Trump, will be in Rome tomorrow. Trump understands that the stakes are high and that America is at war, not because we have sought it, but because enemies are committed to threatening us.

In the first public comment by an Israeli official on the Dollars 110-billion US sale of ships, tanks and the latest anti-missile systems to the kingdom, Lieberman said he had expressed his concerns in recent talks with US National Security Advisor HR McMaster.

Erel Margalit, a member of parliament from the opposition Labor Party, called Trump’s visit “a missed opportunity of historic proportions”.

Mr Trump’s speech came after he met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank earlier in the day. “And once the Palestinians will have their own state beside the state of Israel, then the Arab peace initiative can be implemented”.

“My reading of the most significance part of his trip, was the way the peace process was approached”, he said, explaining Trump has diverted from George W. Bush’s 2002 roadmap to peace which brought the global community into the equation.

The Israeli side was happy with Trump’s statements and supported the idea that the Arab countries and Israel had to enter in a rapprochement.

“Doubling down on Saudi Arabia has a lot to do with trade and investment considerations”.

“With new prospects for supporting Israel under President Trump, Congress needs to do everything it can to fulfill our promise of recognizing Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the state of Israel and to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem”, said Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) at an Israel Allies Foundation congressional reception on Wednesday evening. A true and proper declaration of war to Iran, which cancels the agreements concluded, something hugely appreciated by Israel. That in itself is a problem: When the USA takes too large a role in the talks, it removes the pressure from Palestinian and Israeli diplomats to arrive at a deal on their own.

Rouhani also said the USA administration lacked knowledge about the Middle East.

In response, Rouhani said Washington should drop its “hostile” policy.

It’s a visit that I think has echoed down the ages because the late Abraham Lincoln is reported to have said that there was no city on Earth that he so much desired to see as Jerusalem.

“He created a new axis of evil – Hamas, IS, Iran and Hezbollah”, Ron Prosor said. The Saudis have been reeling ever since their relations with the U.S. soured under U.S. President Barak Obama’s leadership.

“He is not here to educate, no values, just interests”, Yaki Dayan said.

“The real question is if there is something substantive happening behind closed doors”.

Trump had arrived from Saudi Arabia where he signed a massive $110 billion arms deal with Riyadh.

I look forward to working closely with you to confront the dangers we face together in this violent and volatile Middle East.