White House 'welcomes' Israeli position on settlements, amid expansion
Despite the administration's earlier characterizations of settlement construction as "unhelpful," Israel has approved over 10,000 new homes in Israeli settlements since Trump took office.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)ByMICHAEL WILNERUpdated: