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Palestinian leader to respond to Trump?s Jerusalem announcement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will deliver a televised speech on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's anticipated announcement that Washington recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a Palestinian official said.
?The president (Abbas) will first listen to President Trump's speech, and will then give a response,? the official told Reuters, adding that the remarks ...
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Sep. 30, 2018 5:17 pm
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will deliver a televised speech on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump?s anticipated announcement that Washington recognizes Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, a Palestinian official said.
?The president (Abbas) will first listen to President Trump?s speech, and will then give a response,? the official told Reuters, adding that the remarks would be broadcast on Palestine TV.
Trump?s announcement on Jerusalem, a city at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was set for 1 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far held off on commenting explicitly about Trump?s planned policy shift.
