Prime Minister of Israel
The president also said he is "not someone who believes that advancing settlements is good for peace."
The decision came on the same day as the first phone conversation between Trump and Netanyahu since the inauguration.
“We do not believe that it is appropriate to attack the composition of the democratically-elected government of an ally.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Effective at midnight.
This kind of animosity toward a U.S. president is "certainly unprecedented," an Israeli analyst says.
“We cannot, in good conscience, do nothing, and say nothing."
The Israeli prime minister's criticism of the Obama administration continues.
"Peace between the Israelis and Palestinians will only come through direct negotiations."