In particular, Donald Trump advocated an end to longstanding opposition of the USA to the settlements.
As Science Minister of Israel, Ofir Akunis, said in an interview to Army Radio that there was a necessity to consider the way how to move forward, taking in consideration that the Trump administration were saying that there was “no place for a Palestinian state.”
One of Trump’s advisors, Jason Greenblatt, declared earlier that Israeli settlements should not be condemned and could not make it more difficult to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.