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BREAKING NEWS2 hour(s) ago

Biden reverses Trump policy on aid to Palestinians, fails to condemn
terror wave against Israelis
JERUSALEM, Israel – President Biden reaffirmed his commitment to a
two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and announced plans to
bolster U.S. financial aid to the Palestinian people, reversing multiple
policies implemented by former President Trump.

After spending time with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem, Biden met with
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and other top Palestinian
officials before visiting the Church of the Nativity, the place
Christians cite as the birthplace of Jesus.

During his comments, the president touched upon his administration’s
plans to implement a series of economic and confidence building measures
aimed at improving daily life for Palestinian people living in the West
Bank and Gaza, but he stopped short of condemning Palestinian terrorism
that has hampered peace efforts in the past and sparked countless rounds
of violence with Israel.

The president also said the U.S. would increase financial contributions
to the controversial U.N. agency, UNRWA, that supports and advocates for
Palestinian refugees, adding $200 million to its budget to become the
largest donor country.

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6 hour(s) ago
Biden stresses commitment to two-state solution in meeting with
Palestinian President Abbas
Biden stresses commitment to two-state solution in meeting with
Palestinian President Abbas
(L to R) US President Joe Biden and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas
deliver statements to the media after their meeting at the Muqataa
Presidential Compound in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank
on July 15, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP
via Getty Images)

President Biden stressed his continued commitment to the two-state
solution in a Friday meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in
the West Bank.

The Palestinian people deserve a state of their own with an "equal
measure of freedom and dignity" as Israel, he said.

He said while the goal of a two-state solution may seem "far away" and
Americans can feel the "grief and frustration" of Palestinians, the U.S.
will "never give up on the work of peace."

The U.S. "won't give up on trying to bring Israel and Palestine closer
together," he added.

He said there "must be an end to the violence" that has devastated "too
many families."

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DEVELOPING STORY6 hour(s) ago
Iran military spokesperson: Biden will 'pay the price' after saying he'd
use force as 'last resort'
Iranian military spokesperson Shakarchi says US President Biden will
"pay the price" after saying he would use force as "last resort" to keep
Iran from nuclear weapons.

Iranian Armed Forces Spokesman, Brigadier General Abul-Fadl Shakarchi:
"The use of the term force against #Iran by the US President and the
Prime Minister of the Zionist entity is a psychological war for which
the enemy will pay."

Translated From ARABIC: المتحدث باسم القوات المسلحة الإيرانية العميد أبو
الفضل شكارتشي: استخدام رئيس أميركا ورئيس وزراء الكيان الصهيوني مصطلح
القوة ضد #إيران حرب نفسية سيدفع العدو ثمنها جاده إيران Jadeh Iran
@jadehiran

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7 hour(s) ago
Israeli PM Lapid thanks Biden for ‘commitment’ to Israel, wishes him
‘success’ in Saudi Arabia
Israeli PM Lapid thanks Biden for ‘commitment’ to Israel, wishes him
‘success’ in Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Yair
Lapid, at a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem,
Thursday, July 14, 2022. (Atef Safadi/Pool via AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Friday thanked President Biden for
his visit to Israel this week.

He said that after the leaders signed the “Jerusalem Declaration,”
“deepening America’s commitment to Israel’s security, the fight against
the Iranian nuclear program and the advancing of normalization
initiatives of the Abraham Accords and the Negev Summit,” Saudi Arabia
has opened Saudi airspace to Israeli airlines.

“I would like to thank the President of the United States, Joe Biden,
for a visit that moved our entire country and for his commitment to
Israel’s military and diplomatic strength,” he said.

He wished Biden “success” at the Jeddah summit in Saudi Arabia and
thanked Saudi leadership “for the opening of Saudi airspace. This is
only the first step. We will continue working with necessary caution,
for the sake of Israel’s economy, security and the good of our citizens.”

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8 hour(s) ago
Biden says US is giving $100 million to East Jerusalem hospital network
that treats Palestinians
Biden says US is giving $100 million to East Jerusalem hospital network
that treats Palestinians
US President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Augusta Victoria
Hospital in Jerusalem on July 15, 2022. - Biden was expected to unveil a
"significant funding package" for hospitals in Israeli-annexed east
Jerusalem, which largely support the Palestinian population, the US
official said earlier. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL
NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden spoke at Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem
Friday morning. The hospital is part of the East Jerusalem Hospital
Network, which Biden called the “backbone of the Palestinian healthcare
system."

Dr. Fadi Atrash, CEO of Augusta Victoria Hospital, introduced Biden and
called his visit a "courageous statement of support for the Palestinian
people."

The president announced that the U.S. would give an additional $100
million to the hospital system which he said he hoped would ensure its
"long-term financial stability."

He added that Israelis and Palestinians both deserve equal measures of
"dignity" and said the U.S. will continue to work with Palestinian
leadership.

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9 hour(s) ago
White House won't say if Biden will bring up Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi
meeting
The White House won't say whether President Biden will bring up Jamal
Khashoggi's name during meetings with Saudi officials this week, despite
Khashoggi's widow saying the administration assured her he would.

Biden will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) Friday
following appearances in Israel.

Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, met with White House officials
last week, and she told Fox News host Bill Hemmer that they assured her
that Khashoggi's name would come up.

"Yes, they did assure me that the human rights issue, and on top of it
my husband's tragedy — it will come up," she told Hemmer on Thursday.

Read more: White House won't say if Biden will bring up Jamal Khashoggi
in Saudi meeting after widow breaks silence

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9 hour(s) ago
Biden says Democrats who believe Israel is an 'apartheid state' are
'wrong': 'Israel is a democracy'
President Biden called out members of his own party who believe that
Israel is an "apartheid state." during an interview in Israel Wednesday.

Biden was asked to respond to "voices" within the Democratic Party who
believe "Israel is an apartheid state" and call for an end of
"unconditional aid" to Israel.

Biden said that the "few" voices within the Democratic Party who refer
to Israel as an apartheid state are "wrong."

Read more: Biden says Democrats who believe Israel is an 'apartheid
state' are 'wrong': 'Israel is a democracy'

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