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Friedman: US-Israel ‘righting old wrongs’ by extending W. Bank agreements
By LAHAV HARKOV Extending agreements between the US and Israel to the West Bank, Golan and east Jerusalem bolsters the ties between the countries, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in a ceremony removing the only territorial limitations in agreements between...
Ayoub Kara: Israeli treatment of Bahraini princess opened door to deal
“I believed in 2010 that we had an opportunity to [have] good relations with the Gulf states,” Kara said. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Israel’s treatment of Bahraini princess Fatima bint Khalifa in 2010 helped pave the way for the normalization deal between the two countries a...
The Hill— Israeli, Palestinian business leaders seek Trump boost for investment project
By LAURA KELLY A pair of Israeli and Palestinian business leaders are hoping their joint initiative can spur investment in one of the most politically charged regions of the world – the West Bank – and are seeking a boost from allies in the Trump administration to...
Jerusalem Post— Judea and Samaria as much a part of Israel as Golan, top Republican says
“I know that there is a majority of Palestinians that live there,” Wagner said. “I believe that it is, just as I believe that the Golan Heights is.” By TOVAH LAZAROFF Judea and Samaria are as much a part of Israel as the Golan Heights, leading Republican Rep. Ann...
Cleveland Jewish News— U.S. representatives meet with Israeli, Palestinian business leaders in Judea and Samaria
By ELIANA RUDEE The U.S. Israel Education Association (USIEA) brought Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) and Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) to Israel last week. Focusing their visit on Judea and Samaria, they met with Israeli and...
Jerusalem Post: Eying Trump, Palestinians, settlers hold kosher Hebron Iftar celebration
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The Times of Israel— Palestinian and Israeli leaders launch West Bank economic initiative
Program is spearheaded by the Judea-Samaria Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Avi Zimmerman, an entrepreneur from Ariel, and Palestinian Ashraf Jabari, a Hebron businessman By MARCY OSTER JTA — Palestinian and Israeli business and political leaders met...
Jerusalem Post— Top US congressman: Time to think beyond two-state solution
You can’t continue to repeat the same strategy and hope for a different result, said Rep. Mac Thornberry, a Republican from Texas. By HERB KEINON Some basic assumptions that have governed Middle East diplomacy over the last quarter century — such as the need for a...