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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the end of a reception with Republican members of Congress at the White House in Washington, DC on July 22, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
July 23, 2025, 10:41 am
Trump alleges Obama ‘coup’ as Epstein questions mount
US president says probe of his 1st administration’s handling of sex offender was a ‘witch hunt,’ asserts predecessor tried to ‘steal’ 2016 election; Obama calls claim ‘outrageous’
By Sebastian Smith
US President Donald Trump reaches to shake Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's hand before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2017, in New York. (AFP Photo/ Brendan Smialowski)
March 5, 2025, 3:52 pm
Abbas confidant: If Trump advances Gaza ‘expulsion’ plan, PA will cut ties with US
Ahmad Majdalani says Ramallah wants to turn page with Washington after bitter first term, is maintaining contacts because it doesn’t see president’s proposal being implemented
By Jacob Magid
PLO Executive Committee member Ahmad Majdalani in his Ramallah office in 2024. (Courtesy)
March 4, 2025, 4:07 pm
Seeking funds abroad, Abbas ally touts prisoner payment reform that’s ‘unpopular’ at home
Tapped to head welfare fund replacing ‘pay-to-slay,’ Ahmad Majdalani says it’ll be strictly need-based, and should suffice for US and Israel to scrap ‘unjust’ sanctions on Ramallah
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative - Intel's 12th-generation Intel Core processors, named Alder Lake. (Ohad Palik)
January 13, 2025, 6:35 pm
Israeli sources say Biden’s new AI chip export rules a ‘major blow’ to industry
Experts quoted saying framework, which tries to balance US national security concerns with economic interests, could prevent 120 countries, including Israel, from competing in AI
By Sharon Wrobel and AP
Eric Trager is interviewed on C-SPAN on April 4, 2015. (Screen capture/C-SPAN)
January 9, 2025, 6:04 am
Hawkish Muslim Brotherhood expert to fill Mideast slot on Trump’s National Security Council
GOP Senate staffer Eric Trager joins crowded field of Mideast-related appointees; will take over White House post from Brett McGurk, who played large role in shaping Mideast policy
By Jacob Magid and JTA
Rep. Michael Waltz, Republican of Florida, speaks to the media in New York, May 16, 2024. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)
December 23, 2024, 12:13 pm
Trump national security pick threatens US hostage-takers with ‘bullet in forehead’
Mike Waltz says not enough pressure is being put on those who take Americans captive, but indicates Hamas can survive if it lets them go
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)
December 20, 2024, 2:34 am
Blinken acknowledges Israel-Saudi normalization unlikely before Biden leaves office
Top US diplomat voices hope Trump will be able to finalize historic deal, after until recently dangling prospective agreement as an incentive for Israel to quell fighting in Gaza
By AFP and ToI Staff
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani arrives for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at 10 Downing Street in central London, on December 4, 2024 (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
December 7, 2024, 1:26 pm
Qatar’s PM confirms resumption of Gaza mediation role, cites fresh momentum for deal
Al Thani says there’s been ‘a lot of encouragement from the incoming administration to achieve a deal,’ even before Trump’s term starts
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks as then-Republican presidential candidate, former president Donald Trump, listens at a primary election night party in Columbia, South Carolina, February 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
November 30, 2024, 3:06 am
Hamas to attend Cairo talks; GOP’s Graham says Trump wants Gaza deal before inauguration
President-elect’s ally says he is ‘focused on hostages issue’; argues Palestinian reform, enabled by Arab countries, is best defense against Hamas, not Israeli reoccupation of Gaza
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Republican US presidential candidate former president Donald Trump, center, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, left, listen as former Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks at a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire, January 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
November 27, 2024, 11:39 pm
Trump appointees targeted by bomb threats, including with pro-Palestinian messaging
Lee Zeldin says his home was sent a pipe bomb with ‘pro-Palestinian themed message,’ as threats and swatting attacks target Stefanik, Gaetz and others; FBI probing
By AP
The Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 27, 2024, 6:36 pm
Seeing opportunity under Trump, some settlers hope to take over Tomb of the Patriarchs
Right-wing ministers and MKs believe time is ripe for scrapping a longstanding status quo dividing the Hebron holy site between Jewish and Muslim worshipers
By Shalom Yerushalmi
File: Then-White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett speaks as then-US president Donald Trump and others listen during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 27, 2024, 8:00 am
Trump picks veterans from first administration as trade envoy, top economic adviser
Kevin Hassett, chosen to head up economic council, championed tax cuts in first term; president-elect charges lawyer Jamieson Greer with improving conditions for US workers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and Josh Boak
Investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy in Asheville, North Carolina, August 14, 2024. (Matt Kelley/AP)
November 25, 2024, 8:21 am
Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent says new administration will prioritize tax cuts
Measure to include making first-term tax cuts permanent and eliminating taxes on tips, social-security benefits and overtime pay, hedge fund manager tells Wall Street Journal
By Kanjyik Ghosh
File: A picture taken in the village of Turmus Ayya near Ramallah shows the nearby Israeli Shiloh settlement in the background, in the West Bank on February 18, 2024. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
November 23, 2024, 6:10 pm
Settlers set sights on Trump support for full control of West Bank
Religious Zionism’s Ohad Tal says activists already working to create ‘irreversible facts’ on ground; NGO official: ‘They’re not saying they’re annexing — they’re just doing it’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on as he meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, not pictured, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2024. (Nathan Howard/Pool via AP)
November 19, 2024, 1:28 pm
MBS’s ‘genocide’ critique of Israel is worrying, but a Saudi deal is not a lost cause
Crown prince sharpened his criticism of Israel at Riyadh summit and continues to warm ties with Iran, but a defense pact with US is still his priority and Tehran still the chief foe
By Lazar Berman
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