Missing The Forest, Lying About The Trees: Politico’s Attack On The Iran Deal

Make no mistake: The Iran war echo-chamber's latest accusations against the Iranian nuclear deal are simply wrong. In a poorly sourced -story , Politico falsely claims that the Obama administration went soft on the Lebanese Hezbollah and shut down an effort by the Drug Enforcement Agency to target the organization for fear that it could jeopardize the nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Pence delays Israel, Egypt trip as tax vote nears

Washington, Dec 19 - US Vice President Mike Pence, who was scheduled to travel to Egypt and Israel on Tuesday, has postponed his trip until next month to ensure the Senate passage of the much-awaited Republican tax bill, the media reported. The largest tax cut in American history is a landmark accomplishment for President Trump and a relief to millions of hardworking Americans, Pence press secretary Alyssa Farah said in a statement on Monday.

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Austria’s chancellor says he will reject migrant quotas

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Pence responds to Abbas snub over Jerusalem decision

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas canceled plans to meet with Vice President Mike Pence later this month. Vice President Mike Pence's office said Sunday it was "unfortunate" that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas canceled plans to meet with Pence in the West Bank this month because President Trump announced the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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Security council members push Trump for detailed Mideast peace proposal

Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and Italy called on the United States on Friday to put forward detailed proposals for peace between Israel and the Palestinians and described as "unhelpful" a decision by President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Trump's reversal of decades of US policy on Wednesday sparked a Palestinian "day of rage" on Friday.

Trump calls out Clinton, Bush and Obama on Jerusalem

US President Donald Trump rewound the video tape Friday to show how three predecessors - Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama - made promises on Jerusalem that they later backtracked on. "I fulfilled my campaign promise - others didn't!" he boasted on Twitter, posting a video montage of his predecessors to prove his point.

Evangelical Christians Lobbied Hard for Trump’s Move on Jerusalem

President Donald Trump's announcement on Wednesday that he will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital followed a sustained push by evangelical Christians that began before he was in office. While the American Jewish community has been split in its support of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital-a politically fraught issue, with far-reaching implications for any peace agreement with the Palestinians-evangelicals have been almost uniform in their support of the move, which many see as a biblical imperative.

As Trump Inflames Middle East, Travel Warnings Issued and Third Intifada Looms

Protestrs gathered across the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and Middle Eastern countries on Thursday following President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capitol. The U.S. State Department warned citizens to use extra caution when traveling outside the country on Thursday, a day after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel and move its embassy there from Tel Aviv, inflaming tensions in the Middle East.

Mideast braces for fallout from Trump’s move on Jerusalem

U.S. officials say President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusal... . Hamas supporters stage a protest against the possible U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Jebaliya Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.

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President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and direct the State Department to begin the process to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, senior administration officials said. US President Donald Trump's pledge to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has caused controversy across the world.

Trump administration will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, plans to move U.S. embassy

A man walks past the U.S Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, August 4, 2013. recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel moving forward and said it has directed State Department officials to begin plans to move the U.S. embassy recognition of reality, both historic realityand modern reality", and noted that it would "fulfill several campaign promises" that President Trump made during the 2016 election.

On Jerusalem, Trump Will Finally Enact Whims of Congress

President Donald Trump on Wednesday will announce that he is reversing a decades-old U.S. policy by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Like Trump, previous presidents promised to make the same decision prior to being elected.

Morning Update: Alabama’s Senate race puts Trump populism to the…

It was supposed to be a cakewalk for the Republicans: A special election to fill a vacant Senate seat in one of the country's deepest-red states. But Tuesday's vote in Alabama has turned into a hard-fought battle over both the limits of the nativist populism that carried Donald Trump to the presidency, and accountability for powerful men accused of sexual misconduct.

Officials: Trump mulls calling Jerusalem Israel’s capital

In this March 17, 2003, file photo, an Israeli border policemen guards the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv as other Israelis line up for U.S. visas. U.S. officials say President Donald Trump is poised to again delay his campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Pence: Trump ‘actively considering’ relocation of US Embassy to Jerusalem

President Donald Trump is "actively considering" how to follow through on his pledge to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday, reopening a divisive question that puts the president at odds with military and diplomatic advisers and close allies. Pence drew whoops and applause at an event marking 70 years since the United Nations vote that led to creation of the state of Israel when he contrasted the Trump administration stance on the embassy to that of past U.S. administrations.