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West Bank annexation plan not off table: US envoy

 Israel has not abandoned its plan to annex the West Bank despite Thursday's agreement to sign a peace deal with the United Arab Emirates, the US Ambassador to Israel said. "It's not off the table, it's just something that will be deferred until we give peace every single chance,"...

UN is voting on US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo

The UN Security Council started voting Thursday evening on a US resolution that would indefinitely extend the UN arms embargo on Iran, a measure that faces strong opposition from Russia and China and is almost certain to be defeated. The results of the email voting because of the COVID-19...

Kushner says new Israeli-Arab deal possible within months

White House advisor Jared Kushner predicted a "very good chance" of Israel and another Arab country announcing a peace deal within the next three months after Thursday's announcement of normalization between Israel and the UAE. "I do think there's a very good chance," Kushner, who is...