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Biden struggles to respond to Jerusalem clashes after Trump refused to criticize Israel Tracy Wilkinson © (Ohad Zwigenberg / Associated Press) A Jewish driver, center, scuffles with Palestinians after he was attacked by Palestinian protesters near Jerusalem's Old City on Monday. (Ohad Zwigenberg / Associated Press) After four years of former President Trump's refusal to condemn or even mildly critique any Israeli act, the Biden administration faces soaring Israeli-Palestinian violence equipped with fewer options to deescalate tensions than at any time in recent history. Tru...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei first claimed back in 2015 that Israel won't see the next 25 years, 'Firstly, you [Israel] will not see the next 25 years,' Khamenei said. 'God willi...

Amid warnings of a 'full scale war,' Biden administration dispatches envoy to Middle East Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – The Biden administration dispatched a top State Department diplomat to the Middle East "immediately" to try to de-escalate the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday. President Joe Biden faces growing pressure to help stem the violence and heightened international alarm over the spiraling death toll. The United Nations' special coordinator for the Middle East, Tor W...

"We are deeply engaged across the board," from the State Department to the White House, Blinken said. Biden has not nominated an ambassador to Israel, and the Trump administration closed the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, which had served as the White House's main channel of communication to the Palestinians. White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not answer questions Wednesday about whether the administration will reopen that diplomatic facility. She said Biden would nominate "a qualified, experienced ambassador to Israel" in the coming weeks, and the administration has made 25...

Advertisement In recent days, the White House and State Department have expressed “serious concerns” about Israeli plans to evict several hundred Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem to make way for far-right Jewish settlers. “As we have consistently said, it is critical to avoid steps that exacerbate tensions or take us farther away from peace,” one statement said. “This includes evictions in East Jerusalem, settlement activity, home demolitions and acts of terrorism.” They added that a Hamas barrage of rockets fired into Israel was “unacceptable,” which they conde...