Israeli Settlement Sees Friendly Faces in Trump Administration static01.nyt.com/images/2017/02/16/world/16Israel1/16Israel1-superJumbo.jpg Beit El, an Israeli settlement near Ramallah in the West Bank, was founded in 1977 on private Palestinian land originally seized by Israel for military purposes. FEB. 15, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/world/middleeast/david-friedman-beit-el-west-bank.html A Settler’s View of Israel’s Future static01.nyt.com/images/2017/02/15/opinion/15fleisher/15fleisher-master768.jpg FEB. 14, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/a-settlers-view-of-israels-future.html [with comments] Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel in Joint Press Conference February 15, 2017 https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/15/remarks-president-trump-and-prime-minister-netanyahu-israel-joint-press [official transcript] Donald Trump was asked a question about anti-Semitism. His answer was about the electoral college. February 15, 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/15/donald-trump-offered-up-a-massive-word-salad-when-asked-about-anti-semitism-today/ [with embedded video, and comments] Pentagon might propose sending ground troops to Syria February 15, 2017 http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/politics/pentagon-considering-recommending-combat-troops-in-syria/ [with embedded video]