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Fast Forward American Official Who Called Western Wall ‘Part Of West Bank’ Is Identified
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Trump administration official who said the Western Wall is not part of Israel was David Berns, the political counselor at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, according to an Israeli television news report. A second U.S. official, the consulate’s economic counselor Jonathan Shrier, also was involved in the incident, Channel 2 reported…
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Fast Forward White House: Our Staffer’s Claim That Western Wall Isn’t In Israel Was Wrong
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Reported remarks by a Trump administration official rejecting Israel’s claim to the Western Wall were “unauthorized” and do not represent the position of President Donald Trump, the White House said. “The comments about the Western Wall were not authorized communication and they do not represent the position of the United States and…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Denies Claim That He Told Trump Not To Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu’s office responded to a tweet by a Fox News correspondent which asserted that the Israeli prime minister asked President Donald Trump not to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. “The claims posted by a Fox News correspondent are false,” read the statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, which then went on…
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Israel News Shouting Match Erupts After Trump Official Says Western Wall Is ‘Not Your Territory’
Planning for President Trump’s upcoming trip to Israel descended into chaos Monday when a U.S. official reportedly told Israeli counterparts that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could not accompany the president on his visit to the Western Wall. The American official suggested that the holy site is “not your territory. It’s part of the West Bank,”…
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Fast Forward Will Trump Be First Sitting President To Visit Western Wall?
While President Trump’s official itinerary for his visit to Israel later this month has yet to be released, Israeli media has reported that Trump is likely to visit the Western Wall, making him the first sitting president to do so. Trump will be in Israel May 22-23, shortly before the 50th anniversary of Israel’s capture…
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Fast Forward Adelson ‘Furious’ Over Trump Waffling On Jerusalem Embassy Move
Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson is reportedly “furious” at President Trump for not immediately moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem — and hit the roof when he heard Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tie the move to jumpstarting the peace process. The casino mogul forked over $80 million to elect Trump — and took…
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Fast Forward Tillerson Says Trump Taking ‘Deliberative Approach’ To Jerusalem Embassy Move
(JTA) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that President Donald Trump is considering how a potential moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would affect the peace process. “The president, I think rightly, has taken a very deliberative approach to understanding the issue itself, listening to input from all the interested parties…
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Israel News Jordanian Stabs Israeli Police Officer, Shot Dead
A Jordanian citizen stabbed and wounded an Israeli police officer who then shot him dead in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday, Israeli police said, the latest in a string of street attacks. Police spokeswoman Luba Simri said the officer was walking down a street when he was attacked by a 57-year-old Jordanian who had arrived…
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