After their husbands praised the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the US at the welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump, Sara Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, told US First Lady Melania Trump that the two couples had more in common than pure geopolitical interests.
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Jerusalem’s Old City on Lockdown During Trump Trip
Stores were closed, thousands of police were deployed and some residents were to be temporarily evicted from their homes, amid unprecedented security arrangements for US President Donald Trump’s walk through the Old City of Jerusalem on Monday afternoon.
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Trump Flight from Saudi to Israel Thought to Be First Ever
US President Donald Trump was said to have blazed a new trail between the Arab world and Israel Monday, with his plane believed to be the first to fly directly from Saudi Arabia to the Jewish state.
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Murderous Hamas Rejects Trump Classifying Them As Terrorists
The Islamist Palestinian group that controls the Gaza Strip on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump’s linking it to terrorism and said his description of the group showed his “complete bias” towards Israel.
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Upon Landing in Tel Aviv, Trump to Be Transported by Helicopter for Jerusalem Tour
Shortly after landing at Ben-Gurion Airport on Monday and meeting with the prime minister, president and numerous dignitaries, US President Donald Trump will fly via helicopter to Jerusalem’s First Station for a series of meetings and site-seeing in the capital.
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American Jewish Committee: Trump Demonstrated ‘Refreshing Honesty’ with Saudi Speech
A leading American Jewish advocacy organization praised Donald Trump’s speech to Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, saying the president had demonstrated “refreshing honesty…in describing the Islamist extremist threat that developed in the Middle East years ago.”
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Tillerson: No Plans Dialogue with Iran but We May Speak ‘At the Right Time’
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signaled on Saturday that a renewal of US-Iranian talks was likely in the future, telling reporters in Riyadh that they would take place when the time was right.
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Palestinian Factions Demand ‘Day of Rage’ During Trump Trip to Israel
Palestinian factions in the West Bank are calling for “A Day of Rage” to coincide with US President Donald Trump’s visit to Bethlehem on Tuesday, where he is expected to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Saudi FM: We Are Ready to Work With Trump on Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
Saudi Arabia is confident in US President Donald Trump’s abilities to move the peace process between the Israelis and the Palestinians forward and Riyadh is prepared to help, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir indicated on Saturday evening during a press conference with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani Wins Second Term in Landslide Victory
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani won re-election by a wide margin Saturday, giving the moderate cleric a second four-year term to see out his agenda pushing for greater freedoms and outreach to the wider world.
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