Trump’s forming a negotiation strategy. Trump wants everything on the table and nothing known about his tactics. He doesn’t ‘give’ things away before he gets to the table. Have faith - Trump loves Israel... and he wants a deal that both sides walk away from happy.
You nailed it.
The conservative purists are self-defeatingly constipated.
“...he wants a deal that both sides walk away from happy...”
Trump, living in NYC, should be well aware that is impossible.
Israel has sacrificed & conceded on agreements in past negotiations because they knew that no matter what they agreed to within reason, the pali’s would not accept it. The only “deal” the muzzies will accept is a deal that results in either an erased Israel or an Israel so weakened they can be beaten by those bumbling pali fighters.
Trump should know the Pali’s will not negotiate in good faith and he should come out and accuse them accordingly. Then he should affirm his commitment to stand by and support Israel to the fullest extent possible and encourage the pali’s to stop electing terrorist leadership or suffer righteous retribution as a consequence. He should also call out the UN on the issue while he is at it. Bonus: He should proclaim that he is not going to “leave Israel to fend for themselves” like Clinton and Sanders would.
He would immediately gain the votes of all Israel supporters in that instant.
Instead, Trump is “mealy-mouthing” his answer trying to ride a fence (a fence propped up only by leftists and antisemites) indicates he is ignorant about the situation and isn’t currently competent enough to comment on it with confidence. That is what it looked like to me. Opinions may vary.