US-Israel relations
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…