President Trump: Israeli settlement development is 'bad for peace'

(Baonghean.vn) - On February 10, US President Donald Trump affirmed that he does not believe that increasing Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories is 'good for peace'. This is Mr. Trump's most straightforward comment on this issue since taking office.

President Trump said that the development of Israeli settlements is "not good for peace". Photo: AP.

In an interview published in Hebrew by the Israel Hayom daily (one of Israel's official languages), Mr. Trump said he was “not a believer that settlement development is good for peace.”

This is considered a straightforward response from Mr. Trump, because previously his administration had always been silent about Israel's announcement of building 6,000 new houses in occupied areas in recent weeks.

The international community considers settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem illegal, saying it will destroy hopes for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.

In addition, President Trump said he would “seriously” consider moving the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a move that has been opposed by Palestine. However, no decision has been made so far. Mr. Trump added that he was “studying” the plan, while emphasizing that this was not an “easy decision”./.

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(According to AFP)