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shadowingbyRussiaprobe
BYAP|MAY23,2017,04.47AMIST PostaComment
JERUSALEM(AP)TheLateston
PresidentDonaldTrump'sfirsttripabroad(all
timeslocal):
2a.m.
IsraelofferedPresidentDonaldTrumpa
warmandsmoothwelcomeinhisfirstvisitas
president,buttheday'seventswerestill
shadowedevenherebyremindersofhis
tumultbackhome.
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workhardertowardpeacewiththe
Palestinians.Andhewasenthusiastically
embracedbyIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu.
SPOTLIGHT ButTrumpunexpectedlyofferedanewdefenseofhisdisclosureofclassifiedinformationto
RussiandiplomatsinarecentOvalOfficemeeting.Hearguedhe"nevermentionedthewordor
GST:TheRoadAhead IndiaChinaRelations
thenameIsrael,"whichvariousofficialssaywasthesourceoftheclassifiedintelligence
somethinghehasnotbeenaccusedofdoing.
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8:50p.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumpsaysthere'sa"lotofloveoutthere"thatwillhelptobringpeace
betweenIsraelisandPalestinians.
Trumpsayspeoplefromallnations,"evennationsthatyouwouldbesurprisedtohear,"wantto
ModitohighlightGSTreform Indiatogivea'power'blowto
stopthekilling.Hesaysthey'vehadenoughofneedlessbloodshed.Hedidnotnameanyofthe
achievementonforeigntours Chinesefirmssoon.Readhow
countries.
GSTwillbeatthecoreofthePMsbig Indiawillsoonadoptareciprocitybased
pitchunderliningIndiascommitmentto planinwhichcosbasedincountriesthat
TrumpsaystheUnitedStatesisreadytoassistthepeaceprocess"ineverywaywecan."
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longtermstructuralreformsformakingit donotallowentryofIndianentitiesin
SpeakingbeforeattendingadinnerwithIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu,Trumpsays
easiertodobusinessinIndia. similarprojectswouldbebarred.
hebelievesanewlevelofpartnershipintheregionispossibleandthatitwillhappen.
GSTwillbeatoughjob,butnotforthe
reasonsyouthink!
TrumpisonhisfirstvisittoIsraelaspresident.
Phoneretailersplandiscountsbefore
GSTkicksin
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8:45p.m.
AradiohostinIsraelgotatasteoffakenewswhenapranksterposingasDonaldTrumpcalled
intotheshowaheadofthepresidentialvisit.
ErelSegalonIsrael'sArmyRadiowasledtobelieveTrumphadcalledthestationfromAir
ForceOneashewasenroutetoTelAviv.
Thefake"Trump"saidAmericastandsbehindIsrael"100percent"whenSegalaskedifhehad
amessagefortheIsraelipeople.
ThecallersoundedsomewhatsimilartoTrumpandwascopyinghisstyleofspeech.Hesaid
hewould"lovetomakeadeal"toendtheconflictwiththePalestinians.
Aftertheshortinterview,SegalwroteonTwitterthatthathehadbeenduped.
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DamsonInduscascademayprovetobeablunder
AtajointnewsconferenceMondaywiththepresidentinJerusalem,PrimeMinisterBenjamin
forPakistan
NetanyahupraisedTrump'stoughstanceagainstIsrael'sarchenemyIran.Netanyahu
ArmymajorwhotiedmantojeepinKashmir frequentlyclashedwithformerPresidentBarackObama.
awarded
A'mindboggling'reformloomsoverIndia's$2 Netanyahusaysheappreciatesthe"reassertion"ofAmericanleadership.Hebelievesthetwo
trillioneconomy alliescanworktogethertostopwhathecalledIran's"marchofaggression"andalsoadvance
India'sbignewreformcouldcreatenearlyasmany peaceintheregion.
problemsasitsolves.Here'swhy
TheIsraelileadersaidthat"forthefirsttimeinmylifetime,Iseearealhopeforchange."
More
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6:45p.m.
U.S.firstladyMelaniaTrumphasvisitedaleadingIsraelihospitalthatisknownasacenterof
coexistencebetweenArabsandJews.
SaraNetanyahu,thewifeofIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu,tookherguesttomeet
agroupofyoungJewishandArabpatientsatJerusalem'sHadassahMedicalOrganization.
Thechildren,somewearinghospitalpajamas,sataroundatableandpresentedthewomenwith
picturestheyhaddrawn.
Mrs.Trumpheldupadrawingandaskedwhodidit.SheturnedtoaboywithaMickeyMouse
balloonandsaid"IlikeyourMickeyMouse."
ThefirstladyalsohandedoutWhiteHousebackpacksstuffedwithpuzzles,gamesandtoys.
Thehospitaldedicatedabenchbearingbothwomen'snamesinhonoroftheirvisit.
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6:30p.m.
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QuestionsareswirlingoverwhetherPresidentDonaldTrump'sadministrationintendstochange
U.S.policybydeclaringthehallowedWesternWall'slocationtobeIsrael,versusJerusalem.
U.S.SecretaryofStateRexTillersonsaidMonday,"ThewallispartofJerusalem"an
undeniablefactacceptedbyallsides.
Hedidn'telaborateonthemoredelicatequestion:whethertheadministrationwouldchangeU.S.
policyoverthestatusofJerusalem.
Lastweek,Trump'sambassadortotheU.N.saidshebelievesthewallisinIsrael.
TrumpbecamethefirstsittingU.S.presidenttovisittheWesternWallonMonday.
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6p.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumpsayshenever"mentionedthewordorthenameIsrael"duringarecent
conversationwithtopRussiandiplomats.
SpeakingalongsideIsrael'sPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu,Trumpwasreferencing
revelationsthathedivulgedclassifiedinformationaboutanIslamicStatethreatinarecent
meetingwithRussia'sforeignministerandambassador.
U.S.officialssaidtheinformationoriginatedfromIsrael.
Trumpsays,"InevermentionedthewordorthenameIsraelinthatconversation."Butitwas
neverallegedthatTrumptoldtheRussiansthatIsraelwasthesourceoftheintelligence,just
thathesharedtheinformationwiththeRussians.
NetanyahuaddedthatU.S.Israeliintelligencecooperationis"terrific."
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5:45p.m.
IsraelipolicesayaPalestinianwaskilledafterhetriedtostabofficersnearJerusalemas
PresidentDonaldTrumpvisitedthecity.
SpokeswomanLubaSamrisaysthemanwasshotafterrunningwithaknifeatofficersnear
AbuDis,aPalestiniantownontheoutskirtsofJerusalem.
TheincidentoccurredasTrumpvisitedJerusalem'sOldCityafewmilesaway.
Since2015,Palestinianshavekilled42Israelis,twovisitingAmericansandaBritishstudentin
scoresofattacks.Inthattime,Israelsayssome246PalestiniansdiedbyIsraelifire,mostly
attackers.
IsraelblamestheviolenceonincitementbyPalestinianleaderscompoundedonsocialmedia
sitesthatglorifyandencourageattacks.
PalestinianssayitstemsfromangeroverdecadesofIsraeliruleinterritorytheyclaimfora
futurestate.
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4:30p.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumphaspaidhisrespectsattheWesternWall,theholiestplacewhere
Jewscanpray.
Wearingablackskullcap,Trumpwalkedslowlytowardthewallandpressedhisrighthandflat
againstthestoneforabout30seconds.Hethentuckedaprayernoteintoadeepcrevice.His
wifeanddaughterIvanka,whoconvertedtoJudaism,visitedthewomen'ssectionofthewall.
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ThesiteinJerusalem'sOldCityineastJerusalemwasatthecenterofarecentspatbetween
thetwoalliesfollowingtheU.SrefusaltosayitispartofIsrael.
BeforevisitingtheWall,TrumpvisitedtheChurchoftheHolySupulchre.It'sbelievedtobe
whereJesuswascrucified,andwherehistombislocated.
TrumpisonhisfirstvisittoIsraelaspresident.
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4:15p.m.
U.S.CommerceSecretaryWilburRossistoutingPresidentDonaldTrump'svisittoSaudi
Arabia,partlybecauseofthelackofprotestersinRiyadh,thecapital.
RossseemedunawarethatdissentisswiftlypunishedinSaudiArabia.Thekingdomhasalso
increaseditspublicbeheadings.
RosssaidduringaninterviewwithCNBConMondaythathebelievedtherewassome
"liberalizing"inthetheocracy,arepressivesocietyinwhichwomenhavefarfewerrightsthan
men.
Heillustratedthatpointbysayinghesaw"notasinglehintofaprotester"duringthepresident's
twodaystay.
InaspeechSundayoncombattingextremism,TrumpsuggestedthattheU.S.wouldnolonger
emphasizehumanrightsinitsdealingswiththeMiddleEast.
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3:15p.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumphassignedtheguestbookattheofficialresidenceofIsraeliPresident
ReuvenRivlin.
Inashortinscription,Trumpwrote:"ItissuchagreathonortobeinIsraelandbewithallofmy
greatfriends!"
Followingtradition,atreewasplantedinTrump'shonorinthepresidentialgarden,ashasbeen
doneforothervisitingdignitaries,includingthepopeandformerPresidentBarackObama.
RivlinshowedTrumpthealmondtree,whoseplaquequotesaPsalmsaying,"Prayforthe
peaceofJerusalem."
RivlintoldTrumponthewayoutthat"indeedweprayforpeaceinJerusalem."
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3p.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumpsaysIsrael'sArabneighborsarerealizingtheysharea"common
cause"withIsraelinthethreatfromIran.
TrumpisurgingtheU.S.andIsraeltoboostcooperationagainstcommonthreats,anddeclaring
thatIranneverbeallowedtohaveanuclearweapon.
HesaysIranIsrael'schiefenemyintheMiddleEastmustalsoceasefunding,trainingand
supplyingweaponstoterroristgroupsandmilitias.
SpeakingduringhisfirstvisittoIsraelaspresident,Trumpsaysthereisstrongconsensuson
theseissuesamongtheworld'snations,includingmanyintheMuslimworld.
TrumpalsothankedIsrael'sleadersforbeingcommittedtoachievingpeacebetweenIsraelis
andPalestinians.
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HemeetsTuesdaywithPalestinianAuthorityPresidentMahmoudAbbas(mahkMOOD'ah
BAHS').
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2:30p.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumpsaysinIsraelthatthere'sa"greatfeelingforpeacethroughoutthe
MiddleEast,"expressingoptimismatthestartofhisvisit.
TrumpsaysalongsideIsraeliPresidentReuvenRivlinthatpeoplehavehad"enoughofthe
bloodshedandthekilling."
RivlintellsTrumpthat"weareprayingforpeaceandwearepushingforpeaceforthelast100
yearsandwithgod'shelpsomebodywillbringuspeace."
TheWhiteHousehasdownplayedtheprospectsofabreakthroughonjumpstartingtheMiddle
EastpeaceprocessbutTrumphasbeenbullishonthepotentialforpeaceduringhis
presidency.
TrumpismeetingTuesdaywithPalestinianAuthorityPresidentMahmoudAbbas(mahkMOOD'
ahBAHS').
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1:30p.m.
AsPresidentDonaldTrumpshookhandswithIsraeliCabinetministersanddignitaries,itdidn't
takelongforMideastpoliticstomaketheirwayintothepresidentialvisit.
IsraelEducationMinisterNaftaliBennett,leaderofthenationalistJewishHomeParty,toldthe
presidentthatthetimehascomefortheU.S.torecognizeJerusalemaspartofIsrael.
Onthecampaigntrail,TrumppromisedtomovetheU.S.EmbassyfromTelAvivtoJerusalem.
Hehasbackedawayfromthatpromisesincetakingoffice,sayingtheissueneedsmorestudy.
IsraelcapturedeastJerusalem50yearsagoandclaimstheareahometosensitiveJewish,
ChristianandMuslimholysitesaspartofitscapital.ThePalestiniansalsoclaimeast
Jerusalemastheircapital.
ItwasnotimmediatelyclearhowTrumprespondedtoBennett.
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1:25p.m.
AlawmakerfromBenjaminNetanyahu'srulingLikudpartywhippedouthiscellphoneand
pushedhimselfintoaselfiewithPresidentDonaldTrump.
BackbencherOrenHazannudgedhimselfintothelineofIsraelidignitariesgreetingTrumpupon
hisarrivalattheairportinTelAviv.AftershakingTrump'shand,Hazansaid"IwishIcoulddoa
selfiewithyou."Trumpresponded"What?"butanundeterredHazantookouthisphoneand
posedalongsideanunamusedTrump.
Netanyahuwasunsuccessfulatpushingasidethewaywardlawmaker'sarm.
Inhistwoyearsinoffice,Hazanhasgeneratedmuchoutrageforhisantics.He'sfaced
accusationsofassaultingapublicofficial,sexuallyharassingwomen,pimpingprostitutesand
providingdrugstotouristsataBulgariancasino.
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1:05p.m.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpsayspeaceintheMiddleEastcanbeachievedonlybyworking
together.Hesays,"thereisnootherway."
TrumpspokeduringabriefairportceremonyafterhearrivedinIsraelonhisfirstvisitas
president.
SincetakingofficeinJanuary,TrumphasbeenbullishaboutwantingtohelpIsraelisand
Palestiniansachieveapeacethatsofarhasbeenelusive.Trumpmeetslaterinthedaywith
IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu.
OnTuesday,TrumpsitsdownwithPalestinianAuthorityPresidentMahmoudAbbas(mahk
MOOD'ahBAHS').
Attheairport,Trumpurgedbothsidestotakeadvantageofthe"rareopportunity"thathesays
currentlyexistsunderhisadministrationtobringsecurity,stabilityandpeacetotheregionand
itspeople.
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1p.m.
Israel'sprimeministerhaspraisedPresidentDonaldTrump's"clarityandconviction"inhis
speechinSaudiArabiaonSunday.
Inthespeech,TrumplaidoutacalltocombatIslamicradicalism.
Atanairportgreetingceremony,IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaysIsraelhas
beenatthefrontlineofthefightagainstterrorismfordecades.
Atthesametime,hesaysIsraelwelcomesTrump'spushforpeace,anditshandisextendedin
peace"toallneighbors,includingthePalestinians."
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12:55p.m.
Trump'svisittoIsraelbeganwithalightheartedmoment.
TrumplandedatIsrael'sinternationalairportinTelAvivandwasgreetedbyIsrael'spresident,
primeministerandtheirwivesafterdescendingthestairsfromAirForceOne.
Walkingalongaredcarpetbeforethenationalanthemswereplayed,TrumpaskedIsraeliPrime
MinisterBenjaminNetanyahu,"Whatistheprotocol?"
Throwinguphishands,Netanyahureplied:"Whoknows?"
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12:50p.m.
Iran'sforeignministerhasaccusedPresidentDonaldTrumpofusingforeignpolicyasan
excuseforsellingbillionsofdollars'worthofweaponstoSaudiArabia.
MohammadJavadZariftweeted"IranfreshfromrealelectionsattackedbyUSPresident
DonaldTrumpinthatbastionofdemocracyandmoderation.ForeignpolicyormilkingKSAof
$480B?"KSAisanabbreviationforKingdomofSaudiaArabia.
Meanwhile,officialIRNAnewsagencysaidtheforeignministryspokesman,BahramGhasemi,
stronglycondemnedthepromotionofIranphobiabytheU.S."Washingtonstopspoliciessuch
warmongering,interventions,Iranphobiaandsellingdangerousanduselessweaponstomain
terroristssupporters."
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TrumpandSaudiKingSalmansignedagreementsSaturdaycementingtheircountries'military
andeconomicpartnerships.
Theagreementsincludeamilitarysalesdealofabout$110billion,effectiveimmediately,plus
another$350billionoverthenext10years.
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12:10p.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumpisopeninghisfirstvisittoIsraelaspresident.
AirForceOnetoucheddowninTelAvivMondaymorning.IsraelisthesecondlegofTrump's
firstforeigntrip,anambitiousfivestopswingthroughtheMiddleEastandEurope.
ThepresidentwillmeetMondaywithIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu.He'llalsovisit
theChurchoftheHolySepulchreandtheWesternWall,animportantJewishholysite.
OnTuesday,TrumpwillmeetPalestinianAuthorityPresidentMahmoudAbbas.WhiteHouse
advisershavedownplayedtheprospectsofabreakthroughonthejumpstartingtheMiddleEast
peaceprocessduringthepresident'strip.
FromIsrael,TrumpwillheadtotheVaticanforanaudiencewithPopeFrancis.He'llclosehis
tripwithsummitmeetingsinBrusselsandSicily.
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10:30a.m.
PresidentDonaldTrump'sflightfromRiyadhtoTelAvivmaymakehistoryasthefirstdirect
flightbetweenSaudiArabiaandIsrael.
ThepresidentissettolandatBenGurionInternationalAirportonMondayforavisittoIsrael
andthePalestinianterritories.
SaudiArabiadoesn'trecognizeIsraelandthetwostatesdon'thavediplomaticrelations.There
arenodirectflightsbetweenthetwocountriesandflightsfromeithercountrybypasstheother's
airspace.
AnIsraelAirportAuthorityspokesmansaysthathewasnotawareofanydirectflightsever
havinglandedinIsraelfromthekingdom.
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10:15a.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumpisclosingthefirstlegofhismaidenoverseastrip.
TrumpdepartedSaudiArabiaonMondaymorningaftertwodaysofmeetingsintheultra
conservativedesertkingdom.
ThepresidentnextheadstoIsrael,wherehe'llmeetwithPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu
andPalestinianAuthorityPresidentMahmoudAbbas.Trumpwillbetestingthewatersfor
jumpstartingthedormantMiddleEastpeaceprocess,thoughWhiteHouseofficialshave
tampeddownprospectsforabreakthroughonthetrip.
Trump'stripwillalsotakehimtotheVatican,BrusselsandSicily.
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7:15a.m.
PresidentDonaldTrumphasdeclaredinthepastthatfindingasolutiontotheIsraeliPalestinian
conflictis"maybenotasdifficultaspeoplehavethought."
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AndnowhewillmakehisfirstvisittoIsraelfullofpromisesbutwithfewconcreteideasof
solvingtheproblemthathasvexedpresidentsfordecades.
Trump,freshofftwodaysinSaudiArabia,willjourneytoJerusalemonMondayandhisstaywill
includeseparatemeetingswithIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuandPalestinian
AuthorityPresidentMahmoudAbbas.
TrumpalsoplannedtovisittheHolocaustmemorialYadVashemandtheWesternWall,an
importantJewishholysite.
Despitethepresident'sclaim,WhiteHouseaideshavetriedtoplaydownexpectationsfor
significantprogressonthepeaceprocessduringTrump'sstop.
(Thisstoryhasnotbeeneditedbyeconomictimes.comandisautogeneratedfromasyndicated
feedwesubscribeto.)
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