Pompeo declines to reaffirm Trump commitment to two-state solution

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refused to endorse a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday regarding the State Department 2020 budget request, Pompeo expressed hope that the upcoming peace plan would create the conditions in which Israelis and Palestinians could solve the conflict, but did not provide any specifics.

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Abbas urges Europeans to play greater role in peace process, recognize Palestine

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged European states on Sunday to play a greater role in mediating the peace process and recognize the ‘State of Palestine,’ contending that failing to do so was a betrayal of European values.

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U.S., Israel work to block unilateral Palestinian statehood drive at U.N.

The United States and Israel are working to block a renewed Palestinian Authority drive to become a member state of the United Nations.

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Iran, Turkey, Russia seek deal on Syria constitutional body

Russia, Iran and Turkey are close to agreement on composition of a Syrian constitutional committee that could pave the way for drafting a new charter followed by elections, diplomats said on Monday.

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US condemns ‘outrageous’ Rouhani ‘cancer’ snipe as Iran continues to bash Israel

The United States on Monday joined the European Union in denouncing remarks by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who, on Saturday, called Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ established by Western countries to advance their interests in the Middle East.

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Trump envoy to visit Israel next week for talks on peace plan, Gaza

The Trump administration’s envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process will travel to Israel next week to meet with officials, as the White House prepares to release its peace plan and attempts to calm the situation at the Gaza border.

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