Trump Gave $10,000 to West Bank Settlement in 2003, Report Says U.S. presidents from both parties have criticized West Bank settlements, saying they are an obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians By Damian Paletta
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/12/18/trump-gave-10000-to-west-bank-settlement-in-2003-report-says/
President-elect Donald Trump donated $10,000 to a prominent Jewish West Bank settlement in 2003, according to the Jerusalem Post, taking a position that many Republican and Democratic presidents have refused to endorse.
The Jerusalem Post cites Trump Foundation records to show that Mr. Trump gave the sum to American Friends of Beit El. Beit El is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, territory Palestinians seek for the establishment of their own state.
Mr. Trump said last week he would nominate his friend and lawyer David Friedman to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel. Mr. Friedman has served as president of American Friends of Beit El for the past several years.
Beit El was founded in 1977 as a small settlement but has expanded since then. Yaakov Katz, one of the original settlers, told Galei Israel Radio Sunday that the donation was made in Mr. Friedman’s honor.
U.S. presidents from both parties have criticized the West Bank settlements, saying they are an obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Mr. Friedman has supported the development of Jewish settlements there, and he has also expressed skepticism that a two-state solution agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians can be achieved. CONTINUE AT SITE
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