Blinken faces hurdles in US plans to mend Palestinian ties and aid Gaza. Israel at odds with US on Jerusalem, Iran
In the two days he spent in Israel – and a few hours in Ramallah – on Wednesday, May 26,
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Pompeo visits Israel on the day its new government is sworn in
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to pay a short visit to Israel on May 13, ending a pause
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Palestinian ties with Israel continue despite Abbas’ rhetoric. Hamas to attack Israel until Cairo lets its leaders return to Gaza
The Palestinians are not really breaking off economic and security ties with Israel and the US, according to discreet messages
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Turkish leader and UAE emir face off over the Palestinian succession race
By offering a 10m lira ($1.7) reward for the capture of exiled Palestinian politician Mohammad Dahlan, Turkish President Recep Erdogan
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Abbas countermands his PM’s order to scale down Israel-Palestinian security cooperation
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas has overturned his Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh’s order to slow down the PA’s security cooperation
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Abbas mixes in Israel’s election by ordering massive Palestinian construction in banned West Bank areas
Mahmoud Abbas has directed his Palestinian Authority officials to embark on a massive construction project in all parts of the
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Secret deal with Israel rescues Palestinian Authority from economic collapse
Israel has agreed to drop the taxes levied on the fuel supplied to the Palestinian Authority in a deal that
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Egyptian Gaza truce draft offering Hamas “Calm for Cash” is unacceptable to Israel
Cairo is going out of its way to push Israel into accepting one of the worst deals it has ever
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US Democrats to Palestinians: We Won’t Fight Your War”
A Palestinian bid to harness their case against President Donald Trump to the US Democrats’ midterm election campaign was spurned,
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US ends funding for UN Palestinian refugees, would redirect aid to hosts
The State Department notice confirming the end of US funding for UNWRA as an “irredeemably flawed” organization was greeted with
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