Netanyahu Looks for Fresh Start With Trump After Obama Years

EghtesadOnline: Strained U.S.-Israeli ties reached another low as Secretary of State John Kerry and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traded blame over the stalled Middle East peace process, with President-elect Donald Trump vowing a fresh start when he takes office on Jan. 20.

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Publish Date:29/December/2016 | 18:25

Israel Moves to Ease Tension Ahead of Kerry’s Mideast Speech

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will offer a “comprehensive vision” for how Middle East peace can be achieved, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a discussion of new construction in Jerusalem in an effort to reduce tensions with Washington.

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Publish Date:28/December/2016 | 14:51

Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault

EghtesadOnline: Benjamin Netanyahu has been unrelenting in his criticism of the Obama administration over what he condemned as its "shameful" decision not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli settlement-building.

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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 15:02

Netanyahu Says ‘No Doubt’ U.S. Behind UN Vote on Settlements

EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up his broadside at the U.S. government after the UN Security Council declared Israel’s settlements illegal, saying President Barack Obama’s administration “initiated and stood behind” the resolution.

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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 14:39

Obama Staged ‘Shameful Ambush’ of Israel, Netanyahu Says

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama’s administration staged a “shameful ambush” by allowing the UN Security Council to pass a resolution declaring Israel’s West Bank settlements illegal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his first public comments since Friday’s vote.

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Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 10:52

Israeli minister says U.S. has abandoned Israel after U.N. vote

EghtesadOnline: Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Friday the United States had abandoned Israel by abstaining in a United Nations Security Council vote which adopted a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.

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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 14:36

Palestinian President Abbas says U.S. Embassy move would hurt peace

EghtesadOnline: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed the Middle East with Pope Francis on Saturday and said prospects for peace there will suffer if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump moves Washington's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 14:54

Defying pressure, U.S. lets U.N. denounce Israeli settlements

EghtesadOnline: The United States on Friday allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, defying heavy pressure from long-time ally Israel and President-elect Donald Trump for Washington to wield its veto.

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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 06:48

Trump Chooses Settlements Supporter as Ambassador to Israel

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump nominated lawyer David Friedman as ambassador to Israel, choosing a trusted friend who opposes the two-state solution with Palestinians in a move that may herald a major shift in U.S. policy in the region.

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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 06:51