President Donald Trump questioned Israel’s interest in making peace with the Palestinians in an interview published Sunday, spotlighting its West Bank settlements as a complicating factor. In the interview in the Israel Hayom daily, Trump also cast doubt on the Palestinians’ desire to strike a deal. “Right now, I would say the Palestinians are not looking to make peace, they are not looking to make peace. In the interview, Trump criticized Israel’s West Bank settlements, which the Palestinians and most of the international community view as illegal obstacles to peace. They say the US is not an honest broker and have pre-emptively rejected any peace proposal presented by the Trump administration.

Source: Hindustan Times February 11, 2018 17:48 UTC