US ‘strongly opposes’ Israel’s plan to expand settlements, but Biden’s visit still scheduled Settlements prompted a serious crisis in U.S.-Israel relations during Biden’s 2010 visit as vice president.
UN claims settlement expansion setting the stage for annexation of West Bank The expansion plan has also drawn criticism from the European Union and Great Britain.
Trump reportedly asked Netanyahu if he genuinely wants peace The question came in the middle of a longer phone conversation last year that was “mostly friendly and complimentary," according to Axios.
Israel Israel reportedly postpones meeting to approve new settlement building until after Trump visit