Baku-APA. Donald Trump, the leading US presidential candidate from the Republican Party, has postponed a planned trip to Israel, saying he will reschedule "at a later date after I become President of the US", APA reports quoting Press TV.
Trump tweeted Thursday that he is canceling the trip, which had become risky for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Trump called for preventing Muslims from entering the US and making controversial comments about Jews.
Trump told Fox News there were many reasons he decided to hold off on the trip, slated for December 18, including that he didn't want to put Netanyahu under pressure.
US presidential candidates often visit Israel as part of efforts to appeal to Jewish voters and donors back home and boost their foreign policy credentials.
The cancelation comes just a day after 37 members of the Israeli Knesset, nearly one-third of Israel’s parliament, sent a letter to Netanyahu calling on him to cancel the meeting.
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