The Genealogy of Trump’s U-Turn on PalestinePatrick Henningsen 21st Century WireHas political reality finally set in for the GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump?With only days before the Republican Party s National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, presidential candidate Donald J. Trump finally abandoned any pretence of  neutrality  on the Israel-Palestine issue, and is now firmly  committed  to supporting Israeli settlement expansion on territories it has seized illegally, and also not recognizing a Palestinian State.After all the promising rhetoric and previous displays of good will on this crucial foreign policy issue, exactly how did he finally arrive back at the status quo?What started off as interesting, became promising, before eventually settling into Washington s default position. On numerous past occasions during the GOP debate cycle and along the campaign trail, Trump had stated his feelings (which appeared to have an air of passion at the time) and intentions to secure a peace deal for the open-ended Israel-Palestine conflict.The Israeli Lobby started to get very interested in the beginning of December 2015, when during an interview with the AP, Trump seemed to blame Israel for not securing a lasting peace agreement. I have a real question as to whether or not both sides want to make it,  Trump said, before explaining that his concerns predominantly reside with  one side in particular [Israel].  He also hinted that he wasn t interested in any Jewish Republican money, to a chorus of boos he crowed,  I can t be bought . The same for any outside money too. Later, it slipped out again during a nationally televised GOP debate, with Trump making sounds about  negotiating a peace deal. Now here was a true maverick, giving chase to the forbidden cow. Amid all of Trump s wild gaffes and ad hominem attacks, this was an epiphany. At this moment Trump really stood out, and caught the attention   and support   of a whole new legion of disaffected, disenfranchised moderates paddling on the fringe of the Trump wave.That was it. Soon after the phone rang. It was Sheldon.The Donald had been summoned to a one-on-one in Las Vegas with the capo de capo himself, the George Soros of American right-wing politics, the kingmaker, Lord of the Slots and Supreme Master of Macau, billionaire property, casino tycoon and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, 82 yr old Sheldon Adelson. It was after this time that Trump began to shape-shift on the issue, and not in favor of the Palestinians either.  CAPO de CAPO? Donald Trump and Sheldon AdelsonAdelson, a committed Zionist who has backed numerous successful political careers, including that of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, commented on his meeting with the Republican candidate,  He [Trump] had talked about potentially dividing about Jerusalem and Israel, so I talked about Israel because with our newspaper, my wife being Israeli, we are the few who know more about Israel than people who don t. From that point on, began the process of Trump s  rehabilitation  on the Israel-Palestine.On March 10, 2016, there stood Trump, still as the presumptive underdog, at CNN s GOP Debate in Miami   alongside a wall of Republicans candidates who were all firmly in the pockets of the Israel lobby including their emissaries in the US Senate   Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Trump s remarks on the illusive peace process could have been considered seminal way back then: I would like to at least have the other side think I m somewhat neutral as to them, so that we can maybe get a deal done. Campaign rival Cruz hit back, questioning Trump s support for Israel saying,  I don t think we need a commander in chief who is neutral between the Palestinian terrorists and one of our strongest allies in the world, the nation of Israel. Everyone, including the media, seemed so shocked by Trump s unorthodox comments that they went near catatonic on this issue afterwords. It was as if Trump had pole-vaulted over the perennial swamp that is the GOP foreign policy platform. The Lobby didn t waste any time however. In the eyes of the wider Israeli Lobby, taking a  neutral  stance or daring to recognize Palestine or Palestinians, is synonymous with attacking Israel and Jews. This is a simple law of political physics in America at the moment and will remain so as long as the lobbyists continue shoveling millions of dollars per month into the pockets of both prospective candidates and elected officials nationwide.Predictably, he was attacked viciously by his opponents, especially Cruz. It seemed as if Trump has broken ranks in a way that was unfathomable for any Republican politician seeking office in the United States of America.Of course, the Israeli press didn t take kindly to Trump s vision of peace and harmony, and from this point onward, pressure began to mount on Trump to conform to the American political orthodoxy on this issue.Soon, Trump was summoned on March 21st, to AIPAC, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, where he delivered a resounding speech which seemed good enough for the lobby that night, but the job wasn t finished just yet.Later on in May, Trump continued to evolve, now employing doublespeak on the issue, saying he would still like to negotiate  a deal  but that Israel should keep building illegal settlements in the West Bank of Palestine, and that Israel needs to  keep going  and  keep moving forward.  He stated: I d love to negotiate peace. I think that, to me, is the all-time negotiation I would love to see if peace could be negotiated. A lot of people say that s not a deal that s possible. But I mean lasting peace, not a peace that lasts for two weeks and they start launching missiles again. So we ll see what happens. I think Israel should have   they really have to keep going. They have to keep moving forward [with constructing illegal settlements]. Finally, the penny ultimately dropped. With the GOP s Big Tent event rapidly approaching, Trump s platform on Israel has been fully baked. Sputnik News reports: David M. Friedman, a real-estate attorney serving as Trump s main advisor on Israel, said the Republican presidential candidate and reality television star would not support the recognition of the Palestinian state without  the approval of the Israelis.  Friedman also remarked that Trump was unconcerned with the inhabitants of the West Bank, because  nobody really knows how many Palestinians live there. Trump made Friedman a part of his campaign staff in April, at a meeting with Orthodox Jews, naming him and Jason Greenblatt, another real-estate lawyer and Trump s chief attorney, as his advisors on Israel. Friedman said at the time,  Mr. Trump s confidence is very flattering. My views on Israel are well known, and I would advise him in a manner consistent with those views. America s geopolitical interests are best served by a strong and secure Israel, with Jerusalem as its undivided capital.  Friedman has made no secret of his feelings about a two-state solution with Palestine, writing that,  It was never a solution, just an illusion that served both the US and the Arabs. Another devastating blow to the native Palestinians, currently under military occupation   and backed by the US to the tune of $3 billion per year in direct military aid (free money for weapons and equipment).Against his former declarations to the contrary, Trump is also now accepting outside money, from multiple sources. Funny how the political poles shift. How quickly a raging populist becomes a cynical realist. Even for a self-made billionaire, money still buys friends and influence.With that out of the way, it s finally safe for the lobby to get behind Donald in a general election, should they wish to.There it is. The genealogy of Donald Trump s evolving stance on Israel.*** Author Patrick Henningsen is an American writer and global affairs analyst and founder of independent news and analysis site 21st Century Wire, and is host of the SUNDAY WIRE weekly radio show broadcast globally over the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR). He has written for a number of international publications and has done extensive on-the-ground reporting of the conflict Syria, Iraq and the Middle East.READ MORE ELECTION NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire 2016 FilesMiddle-east
the genealogy trump palestinepatrick henningsen century wires political reality finally set gop presumptive nominee donald trump with days republican party national convention quicker loans arena cleveland ohio presidential candidate donald trump finally abandoned presence neutrality issue firmly committed supporting israeli settlement expansion territories seized illegally also recognizing palestinian promising rhetoric previous displays good crucial foreign policy issue exactly finally arrive back status quo what started interesting became promising eventually settling washington default position on numerous past occasions gop debate cycle along campaign trail trump stated feelings appeared air passion time intentions secure peace deal israeli lobby started get interested beginning december interview ap trump seemed blame israel securing lasting peace agreement i real question whether sides want make trump said explaining concerns predominantly reside one side particular israel he also hinted interested jewish republican money chorus book crowd i bought the outside money later slipped nationally televised gop debate trump making sounds negotiating peace deal now true maverick giving chase forbidden cow amid trump wild games ad hominem attacks epiphany at moment trump really stood caught attention support whole new legion disaffected disenfranchised moderates padding fringe trump soon phone rang it donald summoned las vegas capo de capo george sorts american politics kingmaker lord slots supreme master macau billionaire property casino tycoon ceo las vegas sands corporation yr old seldom anderson it time trump began issue favor palestinians either capo de capo donald trump seldom adelsonadelson committed pianist backed numerous successful political careers including israeli leader benjamin netanyahu commented meeting republican candidate he trump talked potentially dividing jerusalem israel i talked israel newspaper wife israeli know israel people from point began process trump rehabilitation march stood trump still presumptive underdog cnn gop debate miami alongside wall republicans candidates firmly pockets israel lobby including emissaries us senate lindsay graham ted cruz marco rubio trump remarks inclusive peace process could considered seminal way back i would like least side think i somewhat neutral maybe get deal done campaign rival cruz hit back questioning trump support israel saying i think need commander chief neutral palestinian terrorists one strongest allies world nation israel everyone including media seemed shocked trump unorthodox comments went near catatonic issue afterwards it trump perennial swamp gop foreign policy platform the lobby waste time however in eyes wider israeli lobby taking neutral stance daring recognize palestine palestinians synonymous attacking israel jews this simple law political physics america moment remain long lobbyists continue shoreline millions dollars per month pockets prospective candidates elected officials attacked variously opponents especially cruz it seemed trump broken ranks way unfathomable republican politician seeking office united states course israeli press take kindly trump vision peace harmony point onward pressure began mount trump conform american political orthodoxy trump summoned march ipac public affairs committee delivered resounding speech seemed good enough lobby night job finished may trump continued evolve employing doublespeak issue saying would still like negotiate deal israel keep building illegal settlements west bank palestine israel needs keep going keep moving forward he stated i love negotiate peace i think negotiation i would love see peace could negotiated a lot people say deal possible but i mean lasting peace peace lasts two weeks start launching missiles so see happens i think israel really keep going they keep moving forward constructing illegal settlements finally penny ultimately dropped with gop big tent event rapidly approaching trump platform israel fully baked sputnik news reports david friedman attorney serving trump main advisor israel said republican presidential candidate reality television star would support recognition palestinian state without approval israeli friedman also remarked trump concerned inhabitants west bank nobody really knows many palestinians live trump made friedman part campaign staff april meeting orthodox jews naming jason greenblatt another lawyer trump chief attorney advisors israel friedman said time trump confidence flattering my views israel well known i would advise manner consistent views america geopolitical interests best served strong secure israel jerusalem undivided capital friedman made secret feelings solution palestine writing it never solution illusion served us arab another devastating blow native palestinians currently military occupation backed us tune billion per year direct military aid free money weapons equipment former declarations contrary trump also accepting outside money multiple sources funny political poles shift how quickly raging populist becomes cynical realist even billionaire money still buys friends way finally safe lobby get behind donald general election wish the genealogy donald trump evolving stance israel author patrick henningsen american writer global affairs analyst founder independent news analysis site century wire host sunday wire weekly radio show broadcast globally alternate current radio network air he written number international publications done extensive reporting conflict syria iraq middle more election news at century wire
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: The Genealogy of Trump’s U-Turn on PalestinePatrick Henningsen 21st Century WireHas political reality finally set in for the GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump?With only days before the Republican Party s National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, presidential candidate Donald J. Trump finally abandoned any pretence of  neutrality  on the Israel-Palestine issue, and is now firmly  committed  to supporting Israeli settlement expansion on territories it has seized illegally, and also not recognizing a Palestinian State.After all the promising rhetoric and previous displays of good will on this crucial foreign policy issue, exactly how did he finally arrive back at the status quo?What started off as interesting, became promising, before eventually settling into Washington s default position. On numerous past occasions during the GOP debate cycle and along the campaign trail, Trump had stated his feelings (which appeared to have an air of passion at the time) and intentions to secure a peace deal for the open-ended Israel-Palestine conflict.The Israeli Lobby started to get very interested in the beginning of December 2015, when during an interview with the AP, Trump seemed to blame Israel for not securing a lasting peace agreement. I have a real question as to whether or not both sides want to make it,  Trump said, before explaining that his concerns predominantly reside with  one side in particular [Israel].  He also hinted that he wasn t interested in any Jewish Republican money, to a chorus of boos he crowed,  I can t be bought . The same for any outside money too. Later, it slipped out again during a nationally televised GOP debate, with Trump making sounds about  negotiating a peace deal. Now here was a true maverick, giving chase to the forbidden cow. Amid all of Trump s wild gaffes and ad hominem attacks, this was an epiphany. At this moment Trump really stood out, and caught the attention   and support   of a whole new legion of disaffected, disenfranchised moderates paddling on the fringe of the Trump wave.That was it. Soon after the phone rang. It was Sheldon.The Donald had been summoned to a one-on-one in Las Vegas with the capo de capo himself, the George Soros of American right-wing politics, the kingmaker, Lord of the Slots and Supreme Master of Macau, billionaire property, casino tycoon and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, 82 yr old Sheldon Adelson. It was after this time that Trump began to shape-shift on the issue, and not in favor of the Palestinians either.  CAPO de CAPO? Donald Trump and Sheldon AdelsonAdelson, a committed Zionist who has backed numerous successful political careers, including that of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, commented on his meeting with the Republican candidate,  He [Trump] had talked about potentially dividing about Jerusalem and Israel, so I talked about Israel because with our newspaper, my wife being Israeli, we are the few who know more about Israel than people who don t. From that point on, began the process of Trump s  rehabilitation  on the Israel-Palestine.On March 10, 2016, there stood Trump, still as the presumptive underdog, at CNN s GOP Debate in Miami   alongside a wall of Republicans candidates who were all firmly in the pockets of the Israel lobby including their emissaries in the US Senate   Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Trump s remarks on the illusive peace process could have been considered seminal way back then: I would like to at least have the other side think I m somewhat neutral as to them, so that we can maybe get a deal done. Campaign rival Cruz hit back, questioning Trump s support for Israel saying,  I don t think we need a commander in chief who is neutral between the Palestinian terrorists and one of our strongest allies in the world, the nation of Israel. Everyone, including the media, seemed so shocked by Trump s unorthodox comments that they went near catatonic on this issue afterwords. It was as if Trump had pole-vaulted over the perennial swamp that is the GOP foreign policy platform. The Lobby didn t waste any time however. In the eyes of the wider Israeli Lobby, taking a  neutral  stance or daring to recognize Palestine or Palestinians, is synonymous with attacking Israel and Jews. This is a simple law of political physics in America at the moment and will remain so as long as the lobbyists continue shoveling millions of dollars per month into the pockets of both prospective candidates and elected officials nationwide.Predictably, he was attacked viciously by his opponents, especially Cruz. It seemed as if Trump has broken ranks in a way that was unfathomable for any Republican politician seeking office in the United States of America.Of course, the Israeli press didn t take kindly to Trump s vision of peace and harmony, and from this point onward, pressure began to mount on Trump to conform to the American political orthodoxy on this issue.Soon, Trump was summoned on March 21st, to AIPAC, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, where he delivered a resounding speech which seemed good enough for the lobby that night, but the job wasn t finished just yet.Later on in May, Trump continued to evolve, now employing doublespeak on the issue, saying he would still like to negotiate  a deal  but that Israel should keep building illegal settlements in the West Bank of Palestine, and that Israel needs to  keep going  and  keep moving forward.  He stated: I d love to negotiate peace. I think that, to me, is the all-time negotiation I would love to see if peace could be negotiated. A lot of people say that s not a deal that s possible. But I mean lasting peace, not a peace that lasts for two weeks and they start launching missiles again. So we ll see what happens. I think Israel should have   they really have to keep going. They have to keep moving forward [with constructing illegal settlements]. Finally, the penny ultimately dropped. With the GOP s Big Tent event rapidly approaching, Trump s platform on Israel has been fully baked. Sputnik News reports: David M. Friedman, a real-estate attorney serving as Trump s main advisor on Israel, said the Republican presidential candidate and reality television star would not support the recognition of the Palestinian state without  the approval of the Israelis.  Friedman also remarked that Trump was unconcerned with the inhabitants of the West Bank, because  nobody really knows how many Palestinians live there. Trump made Friedman a part of his campaign staff in April, at a meeting with Orthodox Jews, naming him and Jason Greenblatt, another real-estate lawyer and Trump s chief attorney, as his advisors on Israel. Friedman said at the time,  Mr. Trump s confidence is very flattering. My views on Israel are well known, and I would advise him in a manner consistent with those views. America s geopolitical interests are best served by a strong and secure Israel, with Jerusalem as its undivided capital.  Friedman has made no secret of his feelings about a two-state solution with Palestine, writing that,  It was never a solution, just an illusion that served both the US and the Arabs. Another devastating blow to the native Palestinians, currently under military occupation   and backed by the US to the tune of $3 billion per year in direct military aid (free money for weapons and equipment).Against his former declarations to the contrary, Trump is also now accepting outside money, from multiple sources. Funny how the political poles shift. How quickly a raging populist becomes a cynical realist. Even for a self-made billionaire, money still buys friends and influence.With that out of the way, it s finally safe for the lobby to get behind Donald in a general election, should they wish to.There it is. The genealogy of Donald Trump s evolving stance on Israel.*** Author Patrick Henningsen is an American writer and global affairs analyst and founder of independent news and analysis site 21st Century Wire, and is host of the SUNDAY WIRE weekly radio show broadcast globally over the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR). He has written for a number of international publications and has done extensive on-the-ground reporting of the conflict Syria, Iraq and the Middle East.READ MORE ELECTION NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire 2016 FilesMiddle-east
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TEXT: the genealogy trump palestinepatrick henningsen century wires political reality finally set gop presumptive nominee donald trump with days republican party national convention quicker loans arena cleveland ohio presidential candidate donald trump finally abandoned presence neutrality issue firmly committed supporting israeli settlement expansion territories seized illegally also recognizing palestinian promising rhetoric previous displays good crucial foreign policy issue exactly finally arrive back status quo what started interesting became promising eventually settling washington default position on numerous past occasions gop debate cycle along campaign trail trump stated feelings appeared air passion time intentions secure peace deal israeli lobby started get interested beginning december interview ap trump seemed blame israel securing lasting peace agreement i real question whether sides want make trump said explaining concerns predominantly reside one side particular israel he also hinted interested jewish republican money chorus book crowd i bought the outside money later slipped nationally televised gop debate trump making sounds negotiating peace deal now true maverick giving chase forbidden cow amid trump wild games ad hominem attacks epiphany at moment trump really stood caught attention support whole new legion disaffected disenfranchised moderates padding fringe trump soon phone rang it donald summoned las vegas capo de capo george sorts american politics kingmaker lord slots supreme master macau billionaire property casino tycoon ceo las vegas sands corporation yr old seldom anderson it time trump began issue favor palestinians either capo de capo donald trump seldom adelsonadelson committed pianist backed numerous successful political careers including israeli leader benjamin netanyahu commented meeting republican candidate he trump talked potentially dividing jerusalem israel i talked israel newspaper wife israeli know israel people from point began process trump rehabilitation march stood trump still presumptive underdog cnn gop debate miami alongside wall republicans candidates firmly pockets israel lobby including emissaries us senate lindsay graham ted cruz marco rubio trump remarks inclusive peace process could considered seminal way back i would like least side think i somewhat neutral maybe get deal done campaign rival cruz hit back questioning trump support israel saying i think need commander chief neutral palestinian terrorists one strongest allies world nation israel everyone including media seemed shocked trump unorthodox comments went near catatonic issue afterwards it trump perennial swamp gop foreign policy platform the lobby waste time however in eyes wider israeli lobby taking neutral stance daring recognize palestine palestinians synonymous attacking israel jews this simple law political physics america moment remain long lobbyists continue shoreline millions dollars per month pockets prospective candidates elected officials attacked variously opponents especially cruz it seemed trump broken ranks way unfathomable republican politician seeking office united states course israeli press take kindly trump vision peace harmony point onward pressure began mount trump conform american political orthodoxy trump summoned march ipac public affairs committee delivered resounding speech seemed good enough lobby night job finished may trump continued evolve employing doublespeak issue saying would still like negotiate deal israel keep building illegal settlements west bank palestine israel needs keep going keep moving forward he stated i love negotiate peace i think negotiation i would love see peace could negotiated a lot people say deal possible but i mean lasting peace peace lasts two weeks start launching missiles so see happens i think israel really keep going they keep moving forward constructing illegal settlements finally penny ultimately dropped with gop big tent event rapidly approaching trump platform israel fully baked sputnik news reports david friedman attorney serving trump main advisor israel said republican presidential candidate reality television star would support recognition palestinian state without approval israeli friedman also remarked trump concerned inhabitants west bank nobody really knows many palestinians live trump made friedman part campaign staff april meeting orthodox jews naming jason greenblatt another lawyer trump chief attorney advisors israel friedman said time trump confidence flattering my views israel well known i would advise manner consistent views america geopolitical interests best served strong secure israel jerusalem undivided capital friedman made secret feelings solution palestine writing it never solution illusion served us arab another devastating blow native palestinians currently military occupation backed us tune billion per year direct military aid free money weapons equipment former declarations contrary trump also accepting outside money multiple sources funny political poles shift how quickly raging populist becomes cynical realist even billionaire money still buys friends way finally safe lobby get behind donald general election wish the genealogy donald trump evolving stance israel author patrick henningsen american writer global affairs analyst founder independent news analysis site century wire host sunday wire weekly radio show broadcast globally alternate current radio network air he written number international publications done extensive reporting conflict syria iraq middle more election news at century wire