WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: Strong chemistry between Trump and Netanyahu may be recipe for end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: Strong chemistry between Trump and Netanyahu may be recipe for end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

 

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Small blog netanyahu WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: Strong chemistry between Trump and Netanyahu may be recipe for end to Israeli-Palestinian conflictWorld Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder on Wednesday welcomed the “extremely positive” meeting held earlier in the day between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an “an encouraging sign that the historic alliance between Israel and the United States is back on strong footing.”
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