Posted on 12/10/2015 7:41:40 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Thursday that he is canceling his trip to Israel, one day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized his proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S.
"I have decided to postpone my trip to Israel and to schedule my meeting with @Netanyahu at a later date after I become president of the U.S.," he tweeted.
On Wednesday, Netanyahu joined international condemnation of Trump's plan to halt Muslim travel to America.
"The state of Israel respects all religion and adheres to the rights of all citizens," Netanyahu said in a statement.
"At the same time, Israel is fighting radical Islam which is attacking Muslims, Christians and Jews alike and threatens the entire world," Netanyahu added.
Speaking on Fox News immediately after his announcement, Trump said Netanyahu was "a good man," and he didnât want to put him under any pressure.
"I also did it as I'm in the midst of a very powerful campaign," Trump said. "I decided I'd rather focus on that."
The prime minister had confirmed that his invitation to Trump remained open despite global outrage towards his policy suggestion, which came out Monday evening.
"The prime minister decided earlier this year on a uniform policy to agree to meet with all presidential candidates from either party who visit Israel and ask for a meeting," Netanyahu's office said in the statement. "This policy does not represent an endorsement of any candidate or his or her views."
Trump initially scheduled his journey to Israel for meeting Netanyahu two weeks ago.
Trump has argued that the measure is an appropriate step for countering jihadist terrorism. Critics say it is both impractical and unconstitutional.
Trump on Thursday criticized President Obama's handling of U.S.-Israel relations during his time in the Oval Office.
"The worst thing that ever happened to Israel is Barack Obama," the outspoken billionaire said.
That’s a hoot. 65+% of the public agrees with his stance on Islamic immigration. Are you saying over 65+% of our citizens are shallow?
You know, you really don’t have the faculties to do what you’re trying to do.
yes we would, and then the lefty’s would be saying he should not weigh in...
so what’s your point?
You changed the subject.
Alrighty then.
You’ll be seeing quite a bit of that over the next few weeks.
What - evasion to avoid the facts?
What facts did you print that you think I need to address?
Would that be shallow Trump polling at 32 -38%, while Ted is still polling at 7 to 14%?
If Trump is shallow and getting that much support, I shudder to think what Ted’s ranking is.
And the right thing for Trump to have done, would have been to keep his scheduled meeting with Netanyahu, yet his anger (as usual) took over.
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Pardon me but you are full of it as usual.
You are the only one who is angry.
I’m not going to play “wack-a-mole” with you.
If a reader wants to follow our comments and your decision to change the focus of my posts (and the topic of the thread), let them.
Go play somewhere else.
Bye.
Like you, I’ll play where I want to.
Thanks.
Am I reading this right?
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No. The visit was postponed by agreement from both Bibi and Trump.
Trump said he did not want to put Bibi in an uncomfortable position.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's unscripted style landed him in uncomfortable territory Thursday at a Republican Jewish Coalition forum, where he questioned Israel's commitment to a lasting peace deal and got booed for refusing to say whether he supported recognizing Jerusalem as the "undivided" capital of Israel.
Mr. Trump said that while Israel has given up a lot, he's not sure if Israel - or Palestine - has the "commitment" to come to a lasting peace agreement........"
Those of us that have seen more elections than some of you have had birthdays are quite able to see Trump and all the others quite clearly. It is you and your ilk that think politicians don't keep promises to their big donors.
As usual, no.
I watched the speech and the full interview.
I know what he was saying and you would too if you weren’t so narrow minded that you were trying to read it through a key hole with both eyes.
Argumentum ad populum doesn’t make a very effective argument.
Remember, a majority of the country also voted for the Zero. Twice!
To answer your question directly: yes, it’s entirely possible that 65% of the country is that shallow.
I’m sick of this “65% of the country agrees with X” crap that’s being bandied about here as if it proves anything. It’s one of the most basic errors in logic. It’s BENEATH FR!
I get such a kick out of you guys. Numbers never count unless they’re on one poll in one state for Ted Cruz. Then all the other polls are off.
LOL
Beneath indeed...
I would hope Ryan gets knocked out of office in the 2016 election for his lies about Trump’s remarks——how safe is he in his district?
Any chance it would have been dangerous for Trump to go after the statement?
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