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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with White House senior advisor Jared Kushner in the West Bank City of Ramallah June 21, 2017. Thaer Ghanaim/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

Tense Meeting between Abbas, Trump’s Envoys

by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 23, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- A meeting held on Thursday between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US President’s Advisors Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt was “tense and strained”, well-informed Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The sources noted that the two...

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Israeli soldiers stand guard by a fence separating the West Bank from Israel. (AFP)

Trump to Send Top Aides to Jerusalem, Ramallah to Revive Peace Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2017 | Middle East

US President Donald Trump will send later this week his top aides to Jerusalem and Ramallah to resume efforts to possibly revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, announced a White House official on Sunday. Jared Kushner, who is Trump’s son-in-law and...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets Jason Greenblatt, the US president’s assistant and special representative for international negotiations, in Ramallah on March 14, 2017. (AFP)

Greenblatt Asks ‘Deep Questions’ in Attempt to End Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

by Nazir Majli | May 30, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – US President Donald Trump’s assistant and special representative for international negotiations has started to tackle the “deep questions” aimed at reaching a final settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, said prominent political sources on Monday....