Tag: Trump Administration
Witkoff: ‘Maybe that’s me getting duped by Hamas’
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that before Hamas backed out he had believed a hostage deal was within reach.
"I was in Doha. I met with many of the Arab leaders...
Relatives ask Trump admin, Congress to work urgently to free hostages
A week after a group of freed Israeli hostages met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, a delegation of relatives of hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza came to...
US hostage envoy Boehler defends direct talks with Hamas
U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler confirmed on Sunday in a series of television interviews with American and Israeli media that direct talks with Hamas had indeed taken place, despite long-standing American policy against negotiating...
Trust Trump on Israel? Hypocritical Biden-Harris supporters say ‘no’
Kingsley Wilson should never have gotten a job in the Trump administration. The heretofore obscure conservative activist provided plenty of fodder for President Donald Trump’s critics this week when it was discovered that she has a...
Egypt proposes interim governance for Gaza, replacing Hamas
An Egyptian plan for Gaza, positioned as an alternative to U.S. President Donald Trump's vision for a "Middle East Riviera," proposes replacing the Hamas terrorist group with interim governing bodies managed by Arab, Muslim...
Netanyahu thanks Trump for unwavering support in Gaza war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed deep gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump in a video message published on Sunday, calling him the Jewish state's greatest ally in the White House.
The premier praised Trump...
Arab states to present alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan at March 4 summit
Cairo's reconstruction proposal for the Gaza Strip, which seeks to put forward an alternative to U.S. President Donald Trump's relocation plan, will be presented at an emergency Arab summit on Tuesday, Egyptian Foreign Minister...
The US, Ukraine and Israel
The collective gasp that erupted on Friday across European capitals—and echoed in certain circles in Jerusalem—was warranted. Never before had a confrontation like the one between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in...
Witkoff said to postpone Israel visit amid efforts to stop Russia-Ukraine war
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is postponing his visit to Israel for "several days," Walla reported Tuesday, citing a source in Washington.
The decision to delay the trip, which was scheduled for Wednesday, was taken amid...
Rubio: Hamas to blame if truce collapses
The ceasefire in Gaza is "tenuous" because Hamas is a terrorist organization responsible for violence against civilians, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalist Chris Cuomo by phone on NewsNation on Tuesday.
Rubio noted that Hamas...