Trump,Clinton meet with Israel's Netanyahu
A day before their firstdebate, DonaldTrump and HillaryClinton engaged in alittle global diplomacy courtesy of Israel Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu.
Whileboth presidential candidates pledged to guarantee Israel's security duringseparate meetings with Netanyahu in New York City, each stressed differentissues in post-meeting statements: Trump used his session to discusssecurity fencing — echoing his call for a wall along the U.S.-Mexicoborder — while Clinton emphasized the need for a two-state agreementinvolving the Palestinian Authority.
Clinton,a former secretary of State, "reaffirmed her unwavering commitment to theU.S.-Israel relationship and her plan to take our partnership to the nextlevel," said a statement issued by her campaign after the evening meetingwith Netanyahu.
In a separate statementissued after a moing meeting at Trump Tower, the Republican campaign saidthat "Mr. Trump and the Prime Minister discussed the specialrelationship between America and Israel and the unbreakable bond between thetwo countries."
Clinton'sstatement said she expressed continued support for the Iran nuclear deal, whichboth Netanyahu and Trump have criticized. It added that Clinton said she wouldwork to block Iran's support for terrorism in the region, and vowed to fightthe Islamic State and other extremist groups that threaten Israel.
TheDemocratic presidential nominee also "stressed her commitment tocountering attempts to de-legitimize Israel," the statement said,"including through the BDS movement" that supports economic boycottsof Israel over the Palestinian issue.
The former secretary of State"reaffirmed her commitment to work toward a two-state solution of theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict negotiated directly by the parties that guaranteesIsrael’s future as a secure and democratic Jewish state with recognized bordersand provides the Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, anddignity," said the Clinton campaign statement.
Itadded that Clinton opposes "any attempt by outside parties to impose asolution, including by the UN Security Council."
After his meetingwith Netanyahu, Trump said his administration would "finally acceptthe long-standing Congressional mandate to recognize Jerusalem as the undividedcapital of the State of Israel," according to his campaign statement.
As forthe peace process in general, the campaign said that Trump and Netanyahu agreedthat "the Israeli people want a just and lasting peace with theirneighbors, but that peace will only come when the Palestinians renounce hatredand violence and accept Israel as a Jewish State."
The twomen also discussed their mutual opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement andsupport for the battle against the Islamic State, the Trump campaign said, aswell as cyber security, a high-tech economy, missile defense and efforts todefeat terrorism in general.
An anti-migration wall alongthe lines of the one Trump has proposed for the U.S.-Mexican border.
"Mr.Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed at length Israel's successfulexperience with a security fence that helped secure its borders," theTrump campaign said.
Clintonand Trump meet in the first of three presidential debates Monday night atHofstra University on Long Island, N.Y.
http://www.usatoday.com/storyews/politics/onpolitics/2016/09/25/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-benjamin-netanyahu/91081122/
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