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Trump concerned his promised Israel embassy move affect Mideast peace

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RAND: Toward a renewed Middle East peace process

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Hamas leader announces arrest in shooting of commander

Hamas’newlyelectedsupremeleaderonThursdayannouncedthearrestofthemanbelievedresponsibleforthemysteriousshootingdeathofoneofhisorganization’stopmilitarycommanders

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China, Israel announce innovative comprehensive partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in Beijing on Tuesday an innovative comprehensive partnership between both countries.

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Netanyahu to meet Putin, says Iran seeks permanent foothold in Syria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice opposition to what the Israeli leader charged were Iran's attempts to establish a permanent military foothold in Syria.

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Does new U.S. envoy to UN bring any new foreign policy?

​U.S. President Donald Trump said he would settle for a widely-discouraged one-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but also could support the long-favored two-state solution, whichever both sides like.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises Australia for ‘puncturing UN hypocrisy’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday praised Australia for being “courageously willing to puncture UN hypocrisy” on anti-Israel resolutions.

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Hostile reception awaits Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of landmark visit to Australia

Business and religious leaders, lawyers, academics, entertainers and former politicians have joined forces to oppose Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Australia, saying his policies “provoke, intimidate and oppress” the Palestinian people and are pushing the Middle East further from peace.

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Israel's PM rejected secret U.S.-pitched regional peace deal: reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned down a regional peace plan pitched to him by then U.S. Secretary of States John Kerry last year, Israeli media reported Sunday.

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Trump drops US commitment to 'two-state' Mideast deal

US President Donald Trump shelved Washington's years-long quest for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying he would back a single state if it led to peace.

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Trump welcomes Israel's Netanyahu for Middle East talks

President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, their first meeting since the inauguration and one that promises to shape the contours of Middle East policy for the years ahead.

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Israeli PM seeks 'no gaps' with Trump ahead of White House talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, preparing for his first meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, will work with advisers on Tuesday to align Israeli and U.S. thinking on the Middle East and ensure "no gaps" remain.

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Israel passes controversial law on West Bank settlements

Israel's parliament has passed a controversial law retroactively legalising about 4,000 homes built on settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Israel plans more than 2,500 new settler homes to start Trump era

Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the second such declaration since U.S. President Donald Trump took office signaling he could be more accommodating toward such projects than his predecessor.

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Israel lifts restrictions on building more homes in East Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told senior ministers he is lifting restrictions on settlement building in East Jerusalem, a statement said on Sunday, immediately after the city's municipal government approved permits for the building of hundreds of new homes in the area.

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President Trump invites Israeli PM Netanyahu to meet in early February

President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington in early February during a phone call in which they discussed the importance of strengthening the US-Israeli relationship, the White House said on Sunday (Jan 22).

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Paris summit warns against 'unilateral' steps in Mideast conflict

A conference for peace in the Middle East on Sunday warned Israel and the Palestinians against taking "unilateral steps" on Jerusalem and on borders that could imperil a negotiated solution to their seven-decade conflict.