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Monday, January 22, 2018
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Monday, January 22, 2018
Pence says US ‘strongly’ urging Palestinians to return to negotiations
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Vice President Mike Pence says the US is “strongly urging the Palestinian leadership to return to the table.”
“Peace can only come through dialogue,” he says.
“The United States will never compromise the safety and security of the state of Israel,” adding that any peace agreement with the Palestinians “must guarantee Israel’s ability to defend itself, by itself.”
He says he discussed the “remarkable transformation that is taking place across the Middle East today” with the leaders of Egypt and Jordan over the weekend.
Descendants of Isaac and Ishmael are coming together in an unprecedented way, he says, alluding to growing covert cooperation between Israel and Sunni Arab nations.
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