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Trump’s envoy arrives to try help calm Temple Mount tensions

24 July 2017, 6:53 pm Edit

US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace envoy has arrived in Israel in a bid to ease tensions over new security measures at the Temple Mount.

Jason Greenblatt is on his way from the airport to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Army Radio reports.

US President Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchange greetings at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 12, 2017. (Haim Tzach/GPO)
US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchange greetings at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, July 12, 2017. (Haim Tzach/GPO)

 

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