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Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments

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Donald Trump appoints 'dream team' to expand Israel ’s hold on occupied territory.

Israel has been emboldened to demolish Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem and West Bank .

Palestinian groups and leftwing NGOs in Israel have been shocked by the appointment.

Some have compared Trump to Cyrus the Great, who conquered Babylon in Babylon in 539BC , allowing exiled Jews to return.

Huckabee has refused to use any terms other than Judea and Samaria to describe the West Bank .

Huckabee is an enthusiastic supporter of the City of David Foundation , a government-funded archeological park in a Palestinian neighbourhood in Jerusalem .

It is run by Elad , an Israeli settler group accused of displacing Palestinian families from Jerusalem .