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Trump appears to be changing his tune on Israel

Trump says "unrestrained" settlement building doesn't help the peace process.

US President Donald Trump (R) looks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017.

President Donald Trump on Friday fired a warning shot at Israel over a new West Bank settlement Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's government approved on Thursday.

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The Obama Administration's line on the issue was to deem West Bank settlements "illegitimate," and outright reject all new settlements. While Trump has stopped short of that policy, his administration's position on the issue isn't really a major shift from Obama's.

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