WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II, long one of the United States’ closest allies, visited the White House on Tuesday to tell President Trump why a mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan is not only illegal, but also could spell […]
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WASHINGTON — The foreign leader who has most engaged President-elect Donald Trump is undoubtedly Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister was quick to congratulate the Republican leader, and the two have chatted by phone repeatedly since the election. Trump’s message? He
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BEIRUT — The United Nations was instrumental in the creation and recognition of the state of Israel some seventy-six years ago. But virtually ever since, animosity between the preeminent global body and the tiny Middle Eastern country has steadily grown, escalating
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