Trump to Netanyahu: I would recognize undivided Jerusalem as Israel's capital

During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that if elected, the United States would recognize an undivided Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.

The eighty-minute meeting was held in the business mogul's eponymous towers in downtown Manhattan. Netanyahu is set to meet with Democratic presidential nominee Clinton at around 6:00 pm EST (2200 GMT).

During the meeting, Trump reportedly told Netanyahu that, if elected, "a Trump administration will finally accept the long-standing Congressional mandate to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel," his campaign said in a statement.

The two also discussed "at length Israel's successful experience with a security fence". Trump has made building a wall along the US-Mexico border a signature campaign promise.

Other topics discussed included "the nuclear deal with Iran, the battle against ISIS and many other regional security concerns."

The Trump statement said he promised Netanyahu that the United States would provide Israel with "extraordinary strategic, technological and military cooperation" if he is elected.
 [i24news.tv]
25/9/16
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