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Fast Forward Trump Signs Order Allowing Political Activity By Churches And Synagogues — ACLU Vows Fight
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on religious liberties designed to ease a ban on political activity by churches and other tax-exempt institutions. The order also mandates regulatory relief to religious employers that object to contraception, such as Little Sisters of the Poor. It does not include provisions to allow government agencies…
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Fast Forward Trump Vows Peace Push After Meeting Abbas — But Scant Details
President Donald Trump told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday he was committed to working with Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace agreement, but he offered no clues about how he would break the deadlock between the two sides. Trump, appearing with Abbas at the White House, told reporters about the peace deal, “We…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teen With Death Wish Killed By Israeli Troops
Israeli troops shot dead a 19-year-old man on Tuesday who ran at them with a knife at a Jerusalem area checkpoint often used by Palestinians, later discovering he had apparently wanted to kill himself. Police initially said the attacker was Palestinian, but then identified him as a Jewish man from Jerusalem. “The security officers felt…
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Fast Forward Trump Offers Scant Details On Mideast Peace After Meeting Abbas
President Donald Trump told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday he was committed to working with Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace agreement, but he offered no clues about how he would break the deadlock between the two sides. Trump, appearing with Abbas at the White House, told reporters about the peace deal, “We…
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Fast Forward Trump Plans To Press Netanyahu More On Settlements
President Donald Trump will continue to talk to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israeli settlement activity, the White House said on Monday following reports that Israel plans to build 15,000 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem. “I’m sure that we’ll continue to have conversations with the prime minister and … that’ll be something that…
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Fast Forward Israel Warns Hamas Is Trying To ‘Fool World’ With Gentler Message
Israel said Hamas was trying to delude the world by issuing a new policy document on Monday that purportedly softens the Palestinian Islamist group’s policy towards Israel. “Hamas is attempting to fool the world but it will not succeed,” said David Keyes, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “They build terror tunnels and have…
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Fast Forward Hamas Nixes Call For Destruction Of Israel — Or Does It?
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will remove a call for Israel’s destruction and drop its association with the Muslim Brotherhood in a new policy document to be issued on Monday, Gulf Arab sources said. Hamas’s move appears aimed at improving relations with Gulf Arab states and Egypt, which label the Brotherhood as a terrorist organization,…
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Fast Forward Trump Waffles Again On Jerusalem Embassy — Insists ‘No Reason’ Mideast Isn’t At Peace
President Trump insisted there is “no reason” Israel doesn’t have peace with the Palestinians and pointedly refused to discuss moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Trump is considering a visit to Israel soon after a White House visit in February by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to meet Trump…
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