Donald Trump pulls Israel trip and will visit after ‘I’m elected’

Donald Trump called off a planned December trip to Israel, shelving what was shaping up to be an awkward visit by the Republican presidential front-runner following comments that managed to offend Muslims and Jews alike.

Dozens of Israeli lawmakers had called Benjamin Netanyahu, to cancel the December 28 meeting with Trump.

The prime minister, wary of being seen as endorsing Trump’s positions despite his own Republican leanings, had given only guarded remarks, saying he would honour a previously scheduled meeting but at the same time rejecting Trump’s calls to ban Muslims from entering the US.