tag Israel-Palestine relationship

In Jerusalem and Bethlehem, Parsing What Trump Left Unsaid

EghtesadOnline: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government wanted to hear Donald Trump announce he’s moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Palestinians would have liked Trump to publicly back their aspiration to statehood.
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Publish Date:24/May/2017 | 04:28

Trump to back Palestinian 'self-determination' on Mideast trip: aide

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump will express support for Palestinian “self-determination” during a Middle East trip this month, a senior aide said on Friday, suggesting Trump is open to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite not having publicly embraced the idea so far.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 06:46

Trump Will Keep Vow on Jerusalem Embassy Move, Giuliani Says

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump will keep his pledge to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said, despite Palestinian warnings that such a step would spark violence and sabotage the prospect of renewed peace talks.
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Publish Date:27/January/2017 | 15:47

Trump Already Looms Large Over Some of the Hottest Israeli-Palestinian Issues

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump is already looming large over some of the most contentious issues dividing Israelis and Palestinians, emboldening some Israeli officials to take moves that threaten to reignite violence and make the prospect of reviving peace efforts ever more dim.
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Publish Date:24/January/2017 | 04:40