Greenblatt visits Western Wall, home of slain cop
US special envoy prays at holy site for second time since arriving Monday, pays shiva call to family of Hadas Malka
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US peace envoy Jason Greenblatt visited the Western Wall for a second time in 24 hours on Tuesday afternoon, hours after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about efforts by US President Donald Trump to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
In a tweet, Greenblatt posted a message and a picture taken of him praying at the Jerusalem holy site.
“Back at the Kotel for much needed prayer. Inspired by the constant stream of warm wishes for success in bringing peace from others praying,” he wrote.
Greenblatt also met with the prime minister’s negotiator Yitzhak Molcho and Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi on Tuesday.
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Greenblatt arrived in Israel on Monday and will be joined on Wednesday by senior White House adviser and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. The two have been tasked by Trump with trying to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, which the administration has said is a major priority. Trump, for his part, has referred to Israeli-Palestinian peace as the “ultimate deal.”
On his initial visit to the Western Wall on Monday, Greenblatt wrote on Twitter: “Today, at the Kotel, I prayed for an end to violence and that we would experience the blessings of peace.”
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On Monday evening, the Jewish envoy also paid a shiva call to the family of an Israel border policewoman stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist last week.
Greenblatt sat with the family of Hadas Malka, 23, who was killed in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday evening as she responded to another Palestinian attack nearby.
A White House statement issued following the visit noted that Greenblatt offered condolences on behalf of the Trump administration. “Incidents such as this underscore why it is vital to realize President Trump’s vision of a Middle East free from threats of terrorism and extremism,” the statement said.
The visits by Greenblatt and Kushner are the first major peace push by the White House since Trump visited the region last month.
Kushner is set to meet with both Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his trip to discuss “their priorities and potential next steps,” a senior White House official told The Times of Israel earlier this week.
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