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Abbas: With Trump’s chaotic White House, what’s the point of peace talks?

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PA Foreign Minister welcomes Egypt's warmer ties with Hamas

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August 20, 2017

Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot reprimands commander for weapons theft

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August 20, 2017

Syria's Assad says war still not won but West's plots foiled

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Hezbollah condemns Barcelona attack, saying it 'harms the image of jihad'

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Iraq's Kurds could delay independence vote for concessions from Baghdad

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