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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, left, to the Treaty Room at the State Department in Washington, June 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
June 19, 2019, 2:03 pm
EU ‘ready to work’ with US on peace plan, as long as it aims at two states
In Washington, Mogherini tells Pompeo the union views survival of Iran nuclear deal as ‘key to preserving stability and security in the region’
By Raphael Ahren
White House adviser Jared Kushner in Washington on Aug. 29, 2018. (AP /Jacquelyn Martin)
June 17, 2019, 9:57 pm
White House confirms Israeli officials not invited to Bahrain workshop
After weeks of uncertainty, American official says US wants ‘focus to be on the economic aspect, not the political’
By Eric Cortellessa
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left and US Ambassador David Friedman, right, attend a ceremony in Jerusalem, May 21, 2017. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
June 10, 2019, 2:06 pm
Does his envoy’s backing for annexation mean Trump is on board too? Not so fast
David Friedman says Israel has the ‘right’ to keep parts of the disputed West Bank. But his boss, much less enthusiastic about the settlements, may end up opting for the status quo
By Raphael Ahren
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (L) meets with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi on June 09, 2019, in Amman. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
June 9, 2019, 5:15 pm
Germany, Jordan say two states ‘only solution’ to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Foreign ministers stress negotiated settlement only acceptable outcome, day after US ambassador says Israel has the ‘right’ to annex at least ‘some’ of the West Bank
By TOI staff and Agencies
A view of the Israeli West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit, February 14, 2018. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP)
June 8, 2019, 11:28 pm
US official: No discussion or plan for Israeli annexation of parts of West Bank
Anonymous official responds to remarks by US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who said he supports Israel’s ‘right’ to retain some West Bank land
By TOI staff and Agencies
US Ambassador David Friedman pays a condolence visit to the family of Yotam Ovadia who was killed in a terror attack in the West Bank Settlement of Adam, July 30, 2018. (Miri Tzahi/Yesha Council)
June 8, 2019, 3:27 pm
US envoy says Israel has ‘right’ to retain parts of West Bank
David Friedman tells NY Times: Trump peace plan unlikely to quickly enable a permanent solution, won’t be released at all if deemed likely to ‘make things worse’
By TOI staff and Agencies
Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei leads prayers for Eid al-Fitr in Tehran, June 5, 2019. (Khamenei's official website)
June 5, 2019, 12:53 pm
Khamenei blasts ‘treasonous’ Bahrain peace deal confab, ‘usurping enemy’ Israel
In Eid al-Fitr comments, Iranian supreme leader lashes ‘anti-democratic’ regime in Manama, vows Trump peace deal ‘will never be realized’
By TOI staff
In this May 18, 2018 file photo, White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
June 4, 2019, 4:29 pm
Kushner heads to Brussels to brief EU officials on peace plan
US president’s Mideast peace adviser to meet EU’s Juncker amid widespread doubts, including within Trump administration, about proposal’s feasibility
By AFP and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters, on September 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 1, 2019, 7:46 am
With new elections in Israel, Trump’s peace plan hits another hitch
Former US diplomats and Mideast experts say that time is working against the proposal as the US election campaign will be in full swing by the time Israel has a government
By Eric Cortellessa
(L-R) Brian Hook, US special representative for Iran, Trump adviser Jared Kushner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Mideast peace envoy Jason Greenblatt and Israel's US envoy Ron Dermer, at a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 30, 2019. (Ziv Sokolov/US Embassy Jerusalem)
May 30, 2019, 4:35 pm
Netanyahu assures Kushner Israel’s ‘little’ political ‘event’ won’t affect ties
Trump’s Mideast team visits Jerusalem to promote US peace plan, but timing of its release again unclear after new Israeli elections called
By TOI staff and AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd from right) meets at his Jerusalem office with the ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer (right); White House adviser Jared Kushner (center); US Ambassador David Friedman (second left); and special envoy Jason Greenblatt, on June 22, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)
May 30, 2019, 5:49 am
Kushner and Greenblatt arrive in Israel for peace plan meeting with Netanyahu
Unveiling of Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ now in question as Israel heads for 2nd election this year; White House advisers tour region to drum up support for Bahrain summit
By TOI staff and AP
Jordan's King Abdullah II (center) meets White House adviser Jared Kushner (4th from left) and US special envoy Jason Greenblatt, (3rd from left) in Amman on May 29, 2019. (Petra News)
May 29, 2019, 7:54 pm
Jordan king tells Trump team a Palestinian state the only way to peace
Abdullah II reiterates support for two-state solution as White House advisers tour region to drum up support for Bahrain peace summit
By AP and TOI staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentiev)
May 29, 2019, 1:58 am
Russia raps US for ‘blurring’ two-state solution with economic bonuses
Moscow says Washington’s peace plan and upcoming economic workshop are an attempt to impose an alternative Israeli-Palestinian settlement
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses Israel's 71st Independence Day Celebration at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2019 (Eric Cortellessa/Times of Israel)
May 23, 2019, 6:40 am
Pompeo: White House has a ‘vision of peace’ to be unveiled in the summer
Top US diplomat says Trump plan will offer an opportunity for ‘a brighter future’; vows to ‘continue to oppose anti-Israel bias wherever it raises its ugly head’
By Eric Cortellessa
Ashraf Jabari, left, attends a Jerusalem conference on Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank on February 12, 2017. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
May 21, 2019, 8:30 pm
Hebron businessman with ties to settlers may be lone Palestinian at Bahrain meet
Ashraf Jabari, who hopes to attend economic peace summit in Bahrain which fellow tycoons have joined PA in boycotting, says two-state solution no longer the way forward
By Jacob Magid
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