Spicer: ‘Trump administration has not taken an official position’ on Israeli settlements

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President Trump does not have an “official position” on Israeli settlement construction, his spokesman announced in a break with decades of U.S. policy.

“The Trump administration has not taken an official position on settlement activity and looks forward to continuing discussions, including with Prime Minister Netanyahu when he visits with President Trump later this month,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a Thursday evening statement.

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