David Elhayani, a senior settler leader, said that US President Donald Trump and his senior adviser Jared Kushner have shown through their so-called “deal of the century” that “they are not friends of the State of Israel”, arguing it would open the door for a Palestinian state while ending any expansion of Israeli settlements in much of the occupied West Bank. Al-Hayani said that the president and Kushner “do not have Israel’s security and settlement interests in mind and that the only thing they’re concerned about regarding the plan is promoting their own interests ahead of the upcoming election”. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Elhayani’s statements insisting that “President Trump is a great friend of the State of Israel.”