U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has confirmed with reporters that he will visit Israel after the Republican convention in July and before November’s general election. Israel National News reports: His confirmation came after the Trump campaign on Monday denied an Ma’ariv report last Friday, according to which he will visit Israel, Russia and Germany after the convention. A close adviser to Trump was cited in the report as saying the trip was meant to improve his image and to keep him more abreast of foreign affairs. But the real estate mogul’s spokesperson Hope Hicks denied the report as “not true.” However, in an interview with Israel Hayom published on Wednesday ahead of Israeli Independence Day, Trump confirmed the report. When asked by journalist Boaz Bismuth, “I heard you are going to visit us soon, before the election,” Trump responded, “yes. I will be coming (to Israel) soon.” The Republican candidate did not elaborate further. Trump had scheduled a visit to Israel for late last December, but postponed it a few days before it was to take place following an uproar over his proposal to temporarily bar all Muslims from entering the US until better security measures were in place. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in response rejected Trump’s remarks in an [...]
