Japanese PM Abe to meet Trump against backdrop of security fears Read moreThe frontrunners for the secretary of state nomination – Rudy Giuliani and John Bolton – have both been vocal opponents of the idea of a Palestinian state. Meanwhile his advisers have fuelled a sense of deep confusion by making a series of highly contradictory statements. Trump is Trump. They have both said that Trump does not believe Israeli settlements should be condemned as an “obstacle to peace”. Giuliani’s hostile view on the Palestinian question has been as public as it has been consistent.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2016 11:19 UTC