Epstein Secrets

ments in the West Bank as illegal under international law. Steve Hendrix and Ruth Eglash report: "At a hastily arranged meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, settler leaders gathered Tuesday at Alon Shvut, a settlement south of Jerusalem, to relish a rare international endorsement of their presence ther

sday at Alon Shvut, a settlement south of Jerusalem, to relish a rare international endorsement of their presence there. 'I admit I am very moved,' Netanyahu said at the gathering. He called the Trump administration's latest policy shift toward Israel 'an achievement that will stand for generations.' For

against President Trump. Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.), the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, formally requested the testimony of Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, the National Security Council's former senior director covering Russia and Ukraine. Neithe

eli-Palestinian conflict. In response to a question, Pompeo denied that the announcement was connected to turmoil in Israel in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has supported the Israeli annexation of West Bank territory, is fighting for his political life. ... Pompeo said the administration was return

salem as the Israeli capital and Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, has simply "recognized the reality on the ground." A bid by Netanyahu's rival to form a new Israeli government has entered its final, fraught stretch. Ruth Eglash reports: Benny Gantz's options are limited. "The most

testifying this morning. They are the first public witnesses who heard Trump's July 25 call with Zelensky. This afternoon, lawmakers will hear from Kurt Volker, a former Trump administration envoy to Ukraine, and Morrison, the former top Russia and Europe adviser on the National Security Council. Vindman,

th Eglash report: "Gantz, who has rocketed to the top tier of Israeli politics, caused a stir in October when he became the first person other than Benjamin Netanyahu to be given a chance to form a government here in a decade. Twenty-eight days later, his mandate to try is expiring with no parliamentary majority

not possible to form a government. 'I left no stone unturned. I sifted through every grain of sand,' Gantz said in a televised address. He accused Netanyahu, the prime minister, of negotiating not in good faith over a possible unity government but 'with childish videos and slogans.' For the next three w

the no quid pro quo phrase had come from Trump. It was 'not artfully written,' he said. ... "Sondland said that he, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Kurt Volker, at the time a special envoy to Ukraine, worked with Giuliani in pressing Ukraine 'at the express direction of the president of the United States'