Trump to Netanyahu: Do you care about peace or not? – Trump’s direct & unscripted question to Israel’s leader shocked advisors present for the call.

MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : BIBI ! – NO ANSWER TO TRUMP’S QUESTION

By JPOST.COM STAFF, MAARIV ONLINE  – April 23, 2018 08:38  – In a telephone call last year, US President Donald Trump bluntly asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whether he is genuinely interested in peace with the Palestinians, Axios reported Sunday. The question, which shocked those in the room, came in the midst of a longer, and largely friendly, conversation between the two leaders. According to three sources familiar with the call, Trump had recently read news reports stating that Netanyahu was planning to expand Jewish settlement construction to shore up support among his right-wing base. The president believed such a move would unnecessarily anger the Palestinian leadership and endanger his much-tauted “deal of the century” to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The report does not record Netanyahu’s answer to Trump’s direct query.

“The president has an extremely close and candid relationship with the prime minister of Israel and appreciates his strong efforts to enhance the cause of peace in the face of numerous challenges,” a senior White House official responded to the Axios article.
“The president has great relationships with a number of foreign leaders but that doesn’t mean he can’t be aggressive when it comes to negotiating what’s best for America,” added White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders.  www.mesop.de