Posts Tagged: Trump and Israel
Ambassador Haley: US Will Not Chase Palestinians Lacking Will to Seek Peace
America will not "chase after a Palestinian leadership that lacks what is needed to achieve peace," US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told...
Trump Denies US Embassy to Be Moved to Jerusalem Within a Year
President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday that the planned relocation of the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would take place within a year, after...
Seeking Reforms, Trump Administration to Withhold $65 Million in Funding for UN Palestinian Refugee Agency
The United States will give a UN agency $60 million in aid for Palestinians, but will withhold a further $65 million "for future consideration," an...
Goldberg Variations
The New York Times is known, among other things, for promoting its own lavishly sponsored "Journeys" with full-page advertisements. For $6,995 and up it offers...
White House: Delayed Pence Visit to Israel to Take Place in January
US Vice President Mike Pence will visit Egypt, Jordan and Israel from Jan. 20 to 23, the White House said on Monday, embarking on a...
Trump Administration’s Warning of Aid Cut to Palestinians Is Response to PA Intransigence, Experts Say
Warnings from the Trump administration of a cut-off in American financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority serve notice on Palestinian leaders that Washington expects a...
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Aid Cash to Palestinians
Palestinians condemned as blackmail on Wednesday US President Donald Trump's threat to withhold future aid payments over their unwillingness to talk peace with Israel. Trump drew praise from...
Middle East Needs Two-State Solution, Pope Says in Christmas Message
Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, following US President Donald Trump's recent...
Israel Praises Guatemala for ‘Bold’ Jerusalem Embassy Move
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales drew praise from Israeli officials on Monday for deciding to relocate the Central American country's embassy to Jerusalem, a move in...
Arab States Believe US Aid Secure, Despite Defying Trump on Jerusalem at UN
Leading Arab allies threatened with cuts in aid by Donald Trump said on Friday they had no choice but to defy the US president over...
Palestinian Riots Flare Up Again Following UN Vote on Jerusalem
Palestinians launched more anti-US demonstrations on Friday, after the UN General Assembly rejected Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital the day before. At a protest on the...
Over 100 Countries Defy Trump Aid Cut Threat, Vote for Jerusalem UN Resolution
More than 120 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United...
Erdogan: US Can’t Buy Turkish Support on Jerusalem at UN
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the United States on Thursday it could not buy Turkey's support in a vote at the United Nations on Jerusalem,...
Ahead of General Assembly Vote on Jerusalem, Israeli PM Netanyahu Calls UN a ‘House of Lies’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the United Nations as a "house of lies" ahead of a vote on Thursday on a draft resolution calling on...
