(Wall Street Journal) Felicia Schwartz - U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu share the view that confronting and checking Iran is more important to regional stability than solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, advisers to both men say. On Monday, the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem will present another demonstration of how aligned the Trump administration is with Israel. "Whether it's the Jerusalem decision or the decision on Iran or I could name 10 more, the analysis is what is in the best interest of the United States," said U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. "I think that it's important not just with respect to Israel but with respect to [other Arab states] that there not be an impression that the U.S. is pulling back," said Dore Gold, former director general of Israel's foreign ministry and president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
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