tel aviv two months step barack obama ambassador israel dan shapiro see good initial peace efforts new administration donald trump even voice grievances far approach israeli-palestinian issue cautious responsible almost anything else shapiro tell reuters quite explain one issue close norm issue shapiro gain follow thousands new personal twitter account share insights glean nearly six years tel aviv embassy face-to-face contact prime minister benjamin netanyahu correct misconceptions perceive social media obama diplomacy interview say trump surprise call slowdown israeli settlement construction occupy land palestinians seek state former envoy praise republican president chief negotiator jason greenblatt meet cross-section israelis palestinians visit last week lead u.s.-israeli discussions limit settlement build still shapiro caution trump government inconsistent unpredictable sure comfortable israelis administration hard read far fully staff undeveloped policymaking apparatus divergent voice within say diplomatic front shapiro say trump administration cozying dangerously russia backtrack free trade agreements international organizations call question washington nato obligations news break early week secretary state rex tillerson plan skip nato meet shapiro point twitter failure fill staff vacancies ok send dep ... mean ok send underse ... mean ok send assistan ... oh never mind write adviser hedge fund distinguish visit fellow israel institute national security study shapiro take unorthodox course stay israel leave diplomatic post daughter could finish high school exams decision delay family return shapiro say interview reuters also allow avoid describe bleak mood washington follow donald trump election president shapiro avoid wad israel domestic politics twitter say guest country would unseemly look back failures obama administration israeli-palestinian peace efforts suggest former secretary state john kerry may idealistic pursue talk collapse 2014 might adjust approach take realistic assessment whether leadership dynamics achieve breakthrough negotiations say shapiro unite state say aware efforts obama first term deep personal mistrust israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu palestinian president mahmoud abbas fair question whether realistic begin second term concert effort could achieve appreciably different result shapiro say story refiled drop extraneous word lead obama 's israel envoy see positive elements trump 's peace efforts