Kushner also praised Israel for installing and then dismantling metal detectors at the Temple Mount, blamed the Palestinians for incitement and backed Israel’s version of events during a deadly attack at the Israeli embassy in Amman. During the conversation, which was recorded by one of the interns who then leaked it to Wired, Kushner first […]
Meeting Trump, Abbas Looks to Calm Jitters Over U.S. Wildcards…
Four months after entering the White House, US President Donald Trump will today meet for the first time with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Despite the impression created by senior Palestinian figures, there are no great expectations at this stage among Abbas’s associates, and there is also a good deal of fear of all the […]
Jordan and Egypt Key to Abbas’ Washington Visit…
Trump Invites Abbas to White House ‘Soon’ to Discuss Stalled Peace Process…
US President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas held their first conversation on Friday since the controversial real estate mogul took office in January, with the president formally inviting the Palestinian leader to the White House for a meeting. During the conversation, the US president invited Abbas “to visit the White House soon […]
Snowden Leak: British Intelligence Calls Israel “True Threat” to Middle East…
According to leaked documents released by Edward Snowden, British intelligence spied on Israeli diplomats and military officials in 2008 and 2009, the French newspaper Le Monde and Israel’s Haaretz reported on Wednesday…
Palestinian President to Sue Britain Over Balfour Declaration…
Mahmoud Abbas plans to take Britain to court over declaration that provided key support for Israel’s establishment…