Candidate Trump’s embrace of Israeli policies may ease once he’s president

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By Oren Dorell

USA Today quotes Executive Director, Yousef Munayyer:

Trump appears ready to take a hands-off approach to Israel and its treatment of Palestinians, which will contribute to a sense of desperation, said Yousef Munayyer, executive director of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.

“That’s very dangerous for the Palestinians and creates incentives for violence that we haven’t seen for a very long time,” Munayyer said. “For Palestinians living under occupation, this is the definition of no hope.”

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