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Pence to visit Western Wall after pro-Israel speech

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US Vice President Mike Pence visited Jerusalem's Western Wall on Tuesday while Palestinians held a general strike after denouncing his fervently pro-Israel speech the previous day as "messianic". The devout Christian's speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday laden with biblical references was praised by Israelis as perhaps the best they could ever hope for from a US administration, but Palestinians sawRead more

Trump to meet May, Netanyahu, Kagame in Davos: White House

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US President Donald Trump is set to meet with the British and Israeli prime ministers, Theresa May and Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Davos later this week, the White House said Tuesday. Trump will meet May Thursday to address the Syria conflict, Iran's "destabilizing" behavior, and the North Korean nuclear threat, National Security Advisor H.R.Read more

Trump to tell Erdogan of concern over Syria offensive

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President Donald Trump is expected to express American unease over a Turkish cross-border offensive into Syria, in a call scheduled with counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a US official said Tuesday. "They are likely to talk soon," said a senior US administration official, confirming reports of a Trump-Erdogan call set for Wednesday. The US is urging restraint from Ankara after theRead more

Trump says NAFTA talks are 'moving along pretty well'

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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he believed the talks with Canada and Mexico on the North American Free Trade Agreement, which have just resumed, were "moving along pretty well." "I happen to be of the opinion that if it does not work out, we will terminate it, but I think they are doing pretty well (…) so we'll seeRead more

US Democrats accept compromise to end government shutdown

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US federal workers prepared to return to work Tuesday after Congress ended a three-day government shutdown, with President Donald Trump claiming victory in his standoff with Democrats. The House voted 266 to 150 to extend federal funding for another three weeks, hours after Senate Democrats dropped their opposition to the plan after winning Republican assurances of a vote on immigration in the coming weeks.Read more

Palestinians seek EU support as row with US persists

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Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas will seek EU support in Brussels on Monday amid bitter acrimony with the United States, but he looks unlikely to get much the in way of concrete commitments. In an interview with AFP on Sunday in Brussels, Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki said Abbas would urge the European Union to officially recognise the state of Palestine “as aRead more

Trump to travel to Davos as shutdown deal reached

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US President Donald Trump will travel to Davos as planned this week for a meeting of elites from the worlds of politics and business, after the Senate reached a compromise deal to end a government shutdown, the White House said Monday. "If all things go as expected this afternoon with the re-opening of the government, which we expect they will,Read more

Israeli Arab lawmakers ejected while protesting Pence speech

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli Arab lawmakers were ejected from parliament on Monday as they stood to protest a speech from the rostrum by US Vice President Mike Pence. Members of the Joint List coalition of Arab parties had pledged to boycott the Pence speech in protest at a December 6 decision by US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. ARead more

US Christian tourists see deep meaning

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Near the olive grove where Christians believe Jesus agonised before his crucifixion, an American visitor spoke of a decision by US President Donald Trump some believe also holds spiritual importance. Phillip Dunn, the 37-year-old pastor of an evangelical Christian church in the US state of South Carolina, said he saw Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital last month asRead more

Trump to meet British PM May in Davos next week

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US President Donald Trump plans to meet Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week, the White House said Friday. The announcement came after Trump cancelled a planned trip to London, casting further doubt on the strength of the vaunted trans-Atlantic "special relationship." "President Trump looks forward to having a bilateral meeting with UK Prime Minister May inRead more