Israel's ambassador
to the United Nations said on Friday it was too early to tell how the White
House's latest statement on Israel's recent drive to build new homes in the
occupied West Bank would affect future building.
It was a first
reaction by an Israeli official to the statement in Washington hours earlier by
the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel's building of new
settlements or expansion of existing ones in occupied territories may not be
helpful in achieving peace with Palestinians.
"It's still too
early to tell ... I would not categorize this as a U-turn by the U.S.
administration but the issue is clearly on their agenda ... the issue will be
discussed when the prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) meets the president in
Washington," Israel's U.N. ambassador, Danny Danon told Israel Radio.
"We will not
always agree on everything."
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