"They work together beautifully". Presumably, Trump was referring to an imminent peace accord.
The release of the footage is the latest development in a fierce battle to control the narrative of the prisoners' hunger strike, which its leaders insist is for improved conditions in Israeli prisons but which Israel says is for political reasons.
"There can be no lasting peace unless the Palestinian leaders speak in a unified voice against incitement to violence and hate, there's such hatred, but hopefully there won't be such hatred for very long", he said. The initiative was reconfirmed at the recent Arab League summit.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said a knife was recovered from the scene together with a farewell letter from the teenager to her family quoting a verse from the Koran that signed off with the word "shahida" - Arabic for martyr. He praised Trump's "courageous stewardship" and "great negotiating ability".
Israeli police were deployed in the area and took pictures of Palestinian demonstrators. Netanyahu says Trump's first overseas trip as president reflects the strong bond between the nations. He did not mention, or was not aware of the fact, that the three USA presidents before him had committed substantial energy and resources to achieving peace without success.
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Gutierrez compared current rhetoric against immigration to the discrimination endured by other immigrant groups in the past. The teachers began picketing Monday morning outside city schools, and rallies and marches are planned throughout the day.
Barghouti, 57, is a leader in Abbas' Fatah movement and was the founder and commander of Fatah's armed wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Abbas was joined by chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat and other aides. "Israel will not give in to extortion and pressure from terrorists".
What Abbas is counting on remains a mystery, especially that Trump remained tied lip on a plan of action for solving this decades-old problem, assuming he has one. Israel's Channel 2 reported Thursday that the government would seek doctors from a specific, unidentified country to feed prisoners at risk of losing their lives.
Barghouti was arrested weeks later, and accused of planning 37 attacks that killed a total of 26 people and wounded scores more. Abbas reiterated the demand as he stood next to Trump at the White House.
Fares said earlier Sunday that some of the hundreds of Palestinians participating in the hunger strike began taking vitamin supplements on day 15.
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