Abbas Will Ease Up on Settlements to Spur Talks, Aide Says

EghtesadOnline: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will temporarily shelve his long-standing demand for Israel to freeze West Bank settlement construction in order to revive peace talks under the Trump administration, a top adviser said.

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Publish Date:10/June/2017 | 07:51

How Trump's Approach May Alter Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts

EghtesadOnline: When U.S. President Donald Trump said Feb. 15 that Israelis and Palestinians could hash out for themselves whether the answer to their decades-old conflict is one state or two, he resuscitated an option previous administrations had buried.

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Publish Date:21/February/2017 | 05:12

Trump aides Kushner and Greenblatt to visit Israel, Palestinians this week

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump is sending two top aides to Jerusalem and Ramallah this week to discuss potential next steps in his bid to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a White House official said on Sunday.

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Publish Date:19/June/2017 | 04:30

This Israeli Minister Could Block Trump Regional Peace Push

EghtesadOnline: The new Israeli-Palestinian peace process hasn’t even started yet, and it’s already facing hurdles.

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Publish Date:01/June/2017 | 10:11

Israeli protesters support Palestinian state, urge end to occupation

EghtesadOnline: Thousands of Israelis have staged a protest rally in Tel Aviv to express their support for an independent Palestinian state, condemning 50 years of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

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Publish Date:28/May/2017 | 10:19

Trump Bets Sunni Fears of Iran Can Win Israeli-Palestinian Peace

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump is betting that Arab nations hold the key to securing peace between Israel and the Palestinians, a paradoxical premise founded on his belief that shared concern over Iran will bring longtime rivals to the bargaining table.

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Publish Date:23/May/2017 | 04:07

Trump to visit Israel in search of revived peace process

EghtesadOnline: After an exhausting two days in Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Israel on Monday, attempting to revive the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process with visits to Jerusalem and the West Bank.

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Publish Date:22/May/2017 | 05:13

Netanyahu Rival Lapid Says He Welcomes Trump's Peace Initiative

EghtesadOnline: The Israeli politician with the best chance of unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s encouraged by President Donald Trump’s early efforts to resurrect peace negotiations with the Palestinians -- even if he’s not convinced they’ll succeed.

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Publish Date:16/May/2017 | 04:35

Kerry Plans to Present Vision for an Israeli-Palestinian Accord

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will lay out his vision for Israeli-Palestinian peace in the weeks remaining before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to an aide to U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Publish Date:27/December/2016 | 09:26

Trump: I'd love to make Israel-Palestine peace deal

EghtesadOnline: US President-elect Donald Trump has said he would "love" to reach a peace deal between Israel and Palestine, adding that he would appoint his son-in-law as a Middle East envoy and help broker a deal after he takes charge at the White House.

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Publish Date:23/November/2016 | 16:39