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Directors and staff, it is a pleasure to welcome you all here today. Including everyone watching online on our livestream. It is an honor to introduce and welcome our distinguished the investor. He will be speaking about the latest developments and at next steps for palestinians on the political and diplomatic fronts. Trump recently announced his decision to recognize jerusalem as the undivided capital of israel. He also plans to move the u. S. Embassy into jerusalem. This is a major change in official u. S. Policy. With a jerusalem being such a core issue for palestinians, this move has severe implications for future peace negotiations and for any u. S. Role in such talks. The Trump Administration recently made the unprecedented step of withholding millions of dollars in humanitarian aid for political reasons. It will impact Critical Service needed for palestinian refugees. Decisions, these investor will speak about the latest developments taking place and the new palestinian strategy
Is on the table that but its not going to that unless they shift out and go shoot the. U. S. President donald trump issues a stern warning to the palestinians to pursue peace with israel. Demands for the u. K. To withdraw its invitation to the Saudi Crown Prince over the countrys involvement in yemen egypt the new military front opened up by turkey in syria further complicates the un backed peace talks taking place in vienna. And a small step for man one giant leap for monkeys research as around the world held the cloning of the first primates in china. In sports a first time grand slam when it is guaranteed at the Australian Open simona halep setting up a final with caroline does not keep both parties for first major talks. We begin in davos where after much anticipation u. S. President donald trump has finally arrived at the World Economic forum and already hes making waves over his threats to withhold aid from the palestinians if they do not pursue peace with israel a diplomatic edi
Sixty minutes u. S. President donald trump threatens to withdraw aid money to palestinians if they dont resume peace talks with israel. Duckies president vows to continue military operations against a Kurdish Group in Northern Syria but the pentagon warns that could hurt the fight against eisold plus the new talks about light in paris where the city is on flood alerts as the riverside continues to rise and a scientific breakthrough meet the songs on ha ha the worlds first clothed monkeys. The u. S. President is insisting millions of dollars in american aid is going to be withheld from palestinians unless they pursue peace with israel and the World Economic forum in davos donald trump has said the controversial decision to recognize to roussillon as the capital of israel would not be changed Palestinian Leaders say a two state solution can only be achieved with East Jerusalem as their future capital on the diplomatic editor james pays reports. To the u. S. President seemed an upbeat moo