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News Can Jared Kushner Survive White House War With John Kelly Over Security Clearance?
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump left behind another horrible week at the White House last weekend, trading Washington’s political swamp for the a sunny Caribbean vacation. But as he left, Kushner found that his unfettered access to intelligence material in the White House may soon be limited, with his temporary security clearance rendered invalid. Kushner,…
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Fast Forward US Calling Jerusalem Israel’s Capital Is ‘Naked Aggression,’ Muslim Nations Say
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would be a “naked aggression” that would cause the United States to lose “its mediating role and turn it into a biased party to the conflict,” the Organization of Islamic States said. The statement by the group, representing 57 countries, came as President Trump delayed a waiver…
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Opinion Jared Kushner Just Made A Huge Blunder On Peace In The Middle East
Last week, Jared Kushner and various other Trump administration officials met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas reportedly urged the Americans to publicly endorse the two-state solution. The Americans refused. The reason, according to The Washington Post, is that Kushner and company believe “that it is down to the two sides, not them, to…
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Opinion Trump Makes A Mess In Middle East
(Reuters) President Donald Trump’s attempt to bring peace and stability to the Middle East has backfired spectacularly. He has put a major U.S. ally, Qatar, in a serious geopolitical crisis and damaged the efforts of his own cabinet to calm regional tensions. Trump’s recent trip to the region was intended to bring together likeminded Arab…
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Fast Forward Israel’s First Female Ultra-Orthodox El Al Pilot Flies Bibi To Greece
El Al’s first female ultra-Orthodox pilot was at the helm on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flight this morning to Greece for a tristate summit with leaders of Greece and Cyprus. She snapped several pictures with the Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu. Nechama Spiegel Novak, who was first officer on this morning’s flight, was the…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Is Trump’s Main Man On Mideast Peace — But What’s His Plan?
If Jared Kushner has a plan to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, so far he’s giving little away. In the four months since President Donald Trump took office and gave his 36-year-old son-in-law the job of forging peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Kushner has kept his plans under wraps for a conflict that is nearly…
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Fast Forward How Jason Greenblatt Kept Kosher On Trump’s Visit To Saudi Arabia
What does a kosher-keeping Trump advisor eat in Riyadh? Jason D. Greenblatt, the president’s special representative for international negotiations, gave us a hint when he tweeted his thanks to the U.S. Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for supplying him with kosher food during his stay. He included the hashtag #Frozenmealscanbegood. The father of…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Will Travel With Dad For Most Of Mideast Trip
Ivanka Trump will be at her father’s side as he takes his inaugural foreign trip this week visiting Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Vatican City and Italy. According to the Associated Press, the first daughter will accompany the commander-in-chief on six of nine days of travel. On the first leg of the trip in…
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