… Israel has a right to defend itself.”That response ― and the president’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem ― signaled how far Trump has moved from where he once stood on Israel. As president, however, Trump has fully embraced the party’s approach to Israel, pushing it in a hard-line direction advocated by conservative extremists in both the U.S. and Israel. If Trump has been a different president on Israel, it has only been in disastrous ways. If Trump has been a different president on Israel, it has only been in disastrous ways. Trump told Americans he would be a different type of president when it came to Israel.

Source: Huffington Post May 19, 2018 12:56 UTC