Comments come as US delegation arrives in region to jump start talks amid Palestinian grumblings about lack of clarity WASHINGTON — Committing to the two-state solution would bias Washington in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, a US official said Wednesday, as a high-level delegation arrived in the region to try and jump …
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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump is “committed” to achieving peace in the Middle East. Kushner, also Trump’s son-in-law, made the remarks while meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Dina Powell, and Middle East …
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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner arrived in Israel on Wednesday night, along with a senior U.S. delegation, for meetings with local leaders in a bid to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and special envoy Jason Greenblatt are scheduled to hold separate meetings on …
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Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday discussed with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over phone efforts to push the peace process forward within the continued coordination between the two sides. The King and Abbas also reviewed efforts to relaunch peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis based on the two-state solution, …
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Activists Thursday called on Palestinians to be present at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday to coincide with a police decision allowing Israeli parliament, Knesset, members to enter the compound on that day. The call came through social media following reports in the Israeli media that the police …
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The European Union (EU) Representative and the EU Heads of Mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah Thursday expressed strong concern over recent Israeli demolition of Palestinian schools stressing that every child has a right to education. “The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah express strong concern about the recent confiscations of …
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Israeli bulldozers on Thursday razed lands in Masafer Yatta in the southern West Bank in order to expand the illegal Jewish settlement of Karmael, according to Rateb Jabour, coordinator of a local anti-settlements committee. He said that Israeli settlers joined in the leveling of the Palestinian lands east of the …
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The Israeli government response to a petition filed by human rights groups against the so-called Settlements Regularization Law amounts to de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank, a press release said on Thursday. “Israel has confirmed what amounts to a de facto annexation of the West Bank with the …
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The United Nation Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development Activities, Robert Piper, Thursday released a further $2.5 million from the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) to cover urgent needs in the Gaza Strip, according to a press release. Part of the allocation will bolster the UN’s emergency …
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Israeli forces Thursday detained a total of 29 Palestinians and assaulted another in overnight raids that triggered clashes across a number of West Bank districts, said Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and security sources. Israeli border police raided Dar al-Aytam Islamic Secondary School in Jerusalem’s Old City, detaining two students for …
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