Jared Kushner

Will U.S President recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Washington - Yussef Mekki

Jordan has warned of "grave consequences" if US President Donald Trump decides to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, as the Arab League chief said any such move would boost fanaticism and violence. Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told his US counterpart Rex Tillerson by phone Sunday that it was "necessary to preserve the historical and legal status ofRead more

Kushner sets stage for Trump's Jerusalem decision

Washington - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump is close to a decision on whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, his son-in-law and Middle East peace envoy Jared Kushner said Sunday. Palestinian leaders are lobbying desperately against such a move, which the Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said would boost fanaticism and violence while sinking hopes for peace. But Kushner, theRead more

Kushner to break silence as Trump mulls Israel embassy move

london - Muslimchronicle

Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East peace envoy Jared Kushner will make a rare public appearance on Sunday, as the president mulls whether to move the US embassy to Jerusalem. The coincidence of a policy forum, the embassy decision and an imminent trip to the region by Vice President Mike Pence have stirred speculation that a new peace plan isRead more

Flynn, Kushner targeted many states in failed UN lobbying, say diplomats

UNITED NATIONS - Muslimchronicle

Former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn admitted on Friday that he asked Russia to delay a UN vote seen as damaging to Israel, but diplomats said it was not the only country he and presidential adviser Jared Kushner lobbied. In the hours before the vote by the 15-member UN Security Council on Dec. 23, Flynn also phoned the UNRead more

Palestinians seek clarity over peace push

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Jared Kushner’s trip to the Middle East this week will be a do-or-die moment in the Trump administration’s nascent Middle East peace process initiative, according to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s representative in Washington. Unless President Donald Trump’s team finally comes out with some public explanation of its vision, he said, the effort could be over before it really gets started.Read more

Trump to send Kushner on Mideast peace mission

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Presidential son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner and two other top White House aides will soon visit Israel, the West Bank and several Arab capitals to explore prospects for Mideast peace negotiations now that a period of unrest has subsided, a White House official said on Friday. The trip, spanning several days later this month, is meant to show continued USRead more

No improper contacts with Russia, says Kushner

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Top White House aide Jared Kushner insisted Monday he no improper contacts with Russian officials during Donald Trump's presidential campaign, after appearing before a Senate committee investigating Moscow's alleged meddling in the US election. "The record and documents I have voluntarily provided will show that all of my actions were proper and occurred in the normal course of events ofRead more

Kushner says met Russians four times, denies collusion

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner on Monday said he had four contacts with Russian officials during the election campaign but denied any collusion to help his father-in-law Donald Trump win the US presidency, US media said. In a statement Kushner released hours before he was due to appear before the Senate intelligence committee, he described contacts with Russian AmbassadorRead more

US. Senate panel to question Trump son-in-law on Russians

Washington - Arab today

The Senate Intelligence Committee plans to question President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as part of its investigation into ties between Trump associates and Russian officials, the New York Times reported on Monday. Kushner, an adviser to Trump during his presidential campaign and in the White House, would be the closest person to the president to be questioned in theRead more