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Trump's Mideast team gets close-up view of peace obstacles
Thursday, June 21, 2018 | Tag Cloud Tags: Hamas, ISIS, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, News, Peace Deal, Trump, West Bank, Worthy News
(Worthy News) - On their current Mideast tour, senior Trump administration officials are getting a close-up view of some of the towering obstacles to their yet-to-be-released blueprint for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
Blockaded Gaza — a likely focal point of any future U.S.-endorsed Palestinian entity — has been sinking deeper into a humanitarian crisis in recent months, while cross-border violence between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel flared again this week.
Meanwhile, Hamas rival Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based Palestinian leader, has hardened his rejection of any U.S. proposals, including large-scale Gaza aid projects meant to stabilize the territory. [ Source: Fox News (Read More...) ]
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