‘All the embassies should move to Jerusalem’

By the time Obama did visit in the first months of his second term, the scar had never healed.

A major reason for the president’s making Saudi Arabia the first stop on his first foreign trip is to coordinate with friendly Sunni Arab states the containment of Iran and the threat of radical Islamic terrorism.

The Vice President also added that Trump was personally committed to resolving the Israeli and Palestinian conflict.

The Israeli West Bank “Barrier”, often called the “apartheid wall”, which surrounds much of the territory illegally occupied by Israel, as it passes through Bethlehem Aida refugee camp. “This is their natural place”, said Netanyahu at the event celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of the city’s unification in the Six-Day War later this month. Trump is scheduled to visit Israel May 21-22.

Welby then signed Nasser’s ‘visitor’s book, ‘ writing: ‘We will remember you, speak of you and pray for you, ‘ before moving on to Hebron where he met with Kamel Hmeid, the Palestinian Authority governor of the city and was briefed by the Hebron Rehabilitation Council [HRC] on the plight of Palestinians there. “It’s trying to send a message that he’s going to be different”.

Trump has been seeking ways to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, which have been at a standstill since a US-led initiative collapsed in April 2014. “He can achieve this just by showing up and meeting both sides”.

“What’s the difference between the present acts of the Israeli administration and the racist and discriminatory politics that were practised against black people in the past in America – and up until a short time ago in South Africa”.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office has denied media reports that the White House has scrapped plans to move the United States embassy to Jerusalem. During that time, Arabs controlled the eastern section of Jerusalem and forbade non-Muslims from access to holy sites in eastern Jerusalem, including the Western Wall and the Temple Mount.

In addition, on Wednesday a U.S. security team arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport and held meetings with USA officials in embassy in Tel Aviv, airport officials, and secret service to coordinate and secure the president’s trip.

“Peace between Arabs and Jews is not a myth”. Eran noted that much of the senior staff positions of the State Department and the National Security Council still remain unfilled – making the task even more hard. The lack of concrete action on the embassy move and a range of other pro-Israel priorities has caused friction between the White House and some of its closest pro-Israel supporters, sources said.

Aaron David Miller, a veteran peace negotiator for both Republican and Democratic administrations, said about President Trump on Twitter last week, “never in decades of involvement have I heard a USA president more confident with less prospect”.

Trump had tweeted that it was his “honor” to host Abbas at the White House.

A senior Trump aide last week did not rule out the possibility of a presidential visit to the West Bank, but said that it was likely to be contingent on security and Abbas taking concrete steps toward peace.

“Our opinion is very clear”, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said. After all, we know what a deal must entail: An independent Palestinian state, secured through land swaps, and a creative solution to the Palestinian refugee issue.

Thank you for helping Israel in such a meaningful way. “I was very impressed and somewhat surprised at how well they get along”.

Israel blames the violence on incitement by the Palestinian leadership and says that at least 164 of the Palestinians killed by had launched stabbing, shooting or vehicle ramming attacks.

The administration continues to review the policy, which has caused an increasing level of frustration among pro-Israel Trump supporters who had hoped the process would be carried out more quickly.

Instead of the “ultimate deal”, many believe that the US should focus on gradual steps that could improve ties, and preserve the prospects for creating a Palestinian state.