[promised not to be neutral in a negotiation between Israel and Palestinians... Trump said no such thing in his speech.]
I heard TRUMP say he would be neutral with my own ears, and that was the main reason I voted for CRUZ.
Here is Trump from the last quote in the article;
“ “You have one side in particular growing up and learning that ‘these are the worst people, these are the worst people, etc., etc.,” he said. “I was with a very prominent Israeli the other day and he said it’s impossible because the other side has been trained from the time they’re children to hate Jewish people. I’m going to give it a shot.” “
What do you think he is talking about?
Trump was never neutral, he was trying to explain a few things about negotiating:
The two parties (Israel and Palestine) must ultimately come to an agreement if an agreement is to mean anything.
The opinions of a third party acting as a moderator (the USA) may be of utmost important to us at home, but can actually interfere with the process.
The appearance of impartiality on the part of a moderator provides an environment of trust, a level playing field so that both sides feel they are getting a fair hearing.
Without this impartial appearance and behavior a moderator can’t even get both parties to come to the table.
In the Republican Party, we force our candidates to publicly declare for Israel, in order to vet them as candidates. What Trump has said is that while he is 100% pro Israel, he would rather not be forced to declare this from a mountain top, because doing so will limit his effectiveness as a moderator and facilitator for any future peace deal.
He has also expressed his frustration in general about the way the US must publicly discuss and announce plans, strategies, dates and rules of engagement in front of the whole world, including the enemy.
In any case, I think he has now made it very clear that he is on Israel’s side, and I sympathize with his initial reluctance to be pinned down. The damage is now done as far as undermining his effectiveness as a moderator in any future peace talks.
The least Cruz and his Cruzbots could do is stop making the false claim that he was ever neutral. That’s not what he was saying and you know it.