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'Israel, Palestinians must give US peace plan a chance'

In exclusive interview with Editor-in-Chief Boaz Bismuth, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley tells Israel Hayom that President Donald Trump’s peace plan puts Israel’s security first. "I am an optimist. It’s not going to be easy. Both sides won’t love it. And both sides won’t hate it. But both sides have to want peace. And if they do, they will be deciding the details. Not the US. And I think it is worth taking that chance," she said of Trump's anticipated "deal of the century."

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An alliance for the ages

From the historical recognition of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, inaugurating the new embassy in the capital a year ago, withdrawing from the nuclear deal with Iran and many other measures, U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are firmly in Israel's corner with no sign of slowing down.

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PM: Israel will hear US peace plan in fair, open manner

“We’ll hear the American proposal, hear it fairly and with openness. And I cannot understand how the Palestinians, before they even heard the plan, reject it outright,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. PA President Mahmoud Abbas dismisses plan, says, “What have the Americans proposed that is original? $50 or $60 billion? We are used to this kind of nonsense."

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Trump-Iran deal could leave Israel facing worst-case scenario

Iran’s announcement that it will take part in the World Cup in the US is about far more than sports. It reflects the countries’ desire to end the war. Israel is warning against a partial deal that would weaken the levers of pressure and strengthen the regime in Tehran. Meanwhile, fighting in the north continues without significant gains, and instead of focusing on addressing the crisis there, the government is dealing with contentious issues.

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From within and without, Iran's trap tightens

Iran’s unemployment rate has passed 50%, and the regime is feeling the pressure. Pakistan’s chief of staff promised the Americans he could bring Iran to a deal on the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear issue, but so far he has failed. The reason: Every time the Iranian political echelon is prepared to compromise, the Revolutionary Guards stop the move and wait for cracks to appear on the American side.

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6 Hantavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship headed for Europe

The World Health Organization has confirmed that six people were infected with hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The ship is making its way to a port in Tenerife, where a special evacuation team will be waiting. At the same time, authorities in Rome have placed passengers under monitoring amid concerns they may have come into contact with a victim of the virus.

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