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Biden to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah who's pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza - NPR
King Abdullah of Jordan visits the White House on Monday — on his diplomatic tour to push for a Gaza cease-fire. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen of the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Saudi Arabia likely to lower ceiling of its demands in exchange for normalisation with Israel - The Arab Weekly
The process of normalisation between Saudi Arabia and Israel seems to be advancing faster than expected but still remains ambiguous in many respects, considering the many issues it still has to resolve. To overcome the complexities at hand, Riyadh might settle for less than it initially demanded in terms of a security agreement with the US or Israeli “concessions to the Palestinians, sources told Reuters. US Institute for Peace (USIP) experts Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen and Robert Barron point to...
Biden takes fire from both sides ahead of Herzog meeting - The Hill
President Biden’s meeting Tuesday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog has already drawn fire from both sides of the political spectrum, as the president seeks to advance his policies in the Middle East despite...
Can the US keep the lid on the fiery region before Ramadan? - The Jerusalem Post
It was a week that emphasized the fragility of the situation in the West Bank, and the limited ability of the US to stabilize it, three weeks ahead of Ramadan. On Sunday morning, it seemed that the sides were trying to find a formula to reduce tensions, as Israeli and Palestinian officials discussed the resumption of...
Israel-Palestinian youths 'are far harder-line' on beliefs than previous generations: Full Middle East peace expert - NBC’s Meet The Press Now
Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, director of the Israel and Palestinian territories program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Jordanian King Abdullah’s meeting with President Biden as tensions inflame in the Middle East...
What to expect from Jordan's King Abdullah’s meeting with Biden | Analysis - The Jerusalem Post
US President Joe Biden will host King Abdullah II of Jordan for a private lunch on Thursday, the White House has said. The king is currently in Washington for a series of meetings. On Wednesday, he met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, the committee chairman...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Takes Back Seat on Joe Biden's Mideast Trip
Promises to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have bedeviled many recent U.S. presidents. On his first trip to the Middle East since taking office, President Joe Biden has made clear he is not planning to repeat the same mistake. The president has devoted the first part of his trip to ...
'Skipping Israel would not be an option for Biden' - The Jerusalem Post
On Monday night, shortly after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced that new elections will be held in October – the fifth elections in three years – one question that immediately came to mind was about the scheduled visit of...
Biden Vows ‘Unshakable Partnership’ With Israel in Meeting With Bennett - The New York Times
President Biden on Friday used his first meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel to underscore that working closely with a longstanding ally in the Middle East was still a focus of his administration, even as the crisis in Afghanistan has opened him up to criticism that he is ceding ground in...
Afghanistan dominates DC's attention, but MidEast eyes are on Bennett - The Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Washington amid the United States’ final act in Afghanistan. On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden clarified that he wished to move forward with the plan to complete the US withdrawal from the country by August 31 – just six days away...