US-Israel ties
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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,…
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Trump Keeps U.S. Israel Embassy Out of Jerusalem, Breaking Vow
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump won’t move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem for now, issuing a memorandum Thursday that explicitly requires the diplomatic mission to remain in Tel…
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Trump Sticks to Script in Mideast, Trying to Turn Page on Russia
EghtesadOnline: At this rate, Donald Trump might never want to come home. In Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his marathon first trip outside the U.S. as president, he rubbed shoulders with sheikhs…
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Trump Tells Israel Its Arab Neighbors Agree on Iran Threat
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump landed in Israel on a groundbreaking direct flight Monday from Saudi Arabia and expanded a core theme of his Sunday speech in Riyadh: the U.S. will stand…
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Trump to wade into Middle East politics on first foreign trip
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month, kicking off his first foreign trip, where he will work to reinvigorate traditional…
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Trump in Discussions With Israel About Visit in May, Official Says
EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration is in discussions with Israel to arrange a presidential visit toward the end of May, an Israeli official said.
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Introducing new sheriff to UN lead to continued cycle of violence: Khoshroo
EghtesadOnline: Pointing to the Israeli regime’s aggression, Iranian ambassador and permanent representative to United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo stressed that the issue is the root of all challenges…
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U.S. Lawmakers Back Measures to Protect Israel By Punishing Iran
EghtesadOnline: Aiming to prove their commitment to Israel, senior U.S. lawmakers are backing bipartisan legislation that would slap Iran with new sanctions while maintaining rigorous enforcement…
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Netanyahu calls for boosting US, Israel cooperation against Iran
EghtesadOnline: The Prime Minister of the Zionist regime Benjamin Netanyahu underscored further cooperation between Israel and the US to work against Iran.
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Pence revives talk of U.S. moving Tel Aviv embassy to Jerusalem
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday revived talk of the possibility the United States may move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, saying President Donald Trump was seriously…
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Senate confirms Trump nominee to be Israel envoy
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, an outspoken bankruptcy lawyer aligned with the Israeli…
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U.S. ambassador at U.N. says Trump supports two-state solution
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Thursday the United States still supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a day after President…
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Trump Drops Two-State Solution as Keystone of Mideast Peace
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would be open to a Mideast peace agreement that doesn’t include separate states for Israel and the Palestinians, abandoning a U.S. position…
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U.S. Says Two-State Solution Isn't Condition for Mideast Peace
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump won’t center his Israel-Palestinian policy goals around achieving a two-state solution to the conflict, a senior White House official said Tuesday, signaling…
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Netanyahu Heads to U.S. Seeking to Reset Ties After Obama Years
EghtesadOnline: The Obama years sprang some unwanted surprises on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- like secret nuclear talks with Iran.
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In First Trump Meeting, Netanyahu Has Hezbollah in His Sights
EghtesadOnline: As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves for his first White House visit with President Donald Trump, a key goal will be curtailing Iran’s financial and military support…
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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…
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Israel plans more than 2,500 new settler homes to start Trump era
EghtesadOnline: Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the second such declaration since U.S. President Donald Trump took office signaling…
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Netanyahu says Trump invites him to Washington in February
EghtesadOnline: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump had invited him to a meeting in Washington in February.
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Trump's U.N. nominee to blast world body over Israel: testimony
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will blast the world body over its treatment of Israel at her Senate confirmation hearing,…
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Kerry says 'inappropriate' to mention possible U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday it would have been inappropriate to include in a communique from a meeting held in Paris on Israeli-Palestinian peace a mention…
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At Paris meeting, major powers to warn Trump over Middle East peace
EghtesadOnline: Major powers will send a message to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday that a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians is the only way forward, and warn that…