United States President Donald Trump has appeared to backtrack from previous committments in support of Israeli settlements just days before his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC. Following his vigorous support to Israel during his presidential campaign and his numerous promises that the US will be a loyal ally, Trump said that he doesn’t believe the settlement growth is “good for peace” between Palestine and Israel. The comments came just one week after he said that the settlements are not an impediment to peace. Moreover, in December 2016, Trump strongly condemned a move by the Obama administration to not veto a resolution reaffirming the illegality of Israeli settlements beyond the internationally recognized 1967 borders. Trump took to Twitter at the time promising that the US would be a loyal ally to Israel. Earlier this month, the Knesset passed a legislation that legalizes about 4,000 settler homes, a move that was welcomed by Israel’s right-wing but criticized by the left-wing. This legislation was the first of its kind in Area C of the West Bank that is under Israeli military, a step that is depicted as a de…
