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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 28 March 2017
At annual US-Israel event, a new warmth but old differences

Continued from front better future,” Netanyahu
said. Trump’s diplomacy in
GOP House Speaker Paul the region appears to be
Ryan, rather than urging gaining speed.
that the deal be terminat- As Netanyahu spoke to
ed, told AIPAC that the U.S. the AIPAC conference
must “vigorously enforce” by video from Jerusalem,
the deal and “tighten the White House envoy Jason
screws on Iranian compli- Greenblatt was headed
ance.” to Jordan to attend an
Netanyahu has taken Arab summit, according to
some reassurance from a U.S. official who wasn’t
the fact that Trump’s bud- authorized to discuss the
get proposal safeguards trip publicly and requested
every penny of Israel’s $3.1 anonymity.
billion in U.S. assistance, Greenblatt, Trump’s long-
even as it seeks to slash for- time business attorney,
eign aid overall. And while will be an observer at the
the Obama administration summit, but plans to use
stung Israel by allowing a his visit to discuss the type
U.N. resolution critical of of regional approach to
Israel to pass in Obama’s the Israeli-Palestinian con-
final weeks, new U.N. Am- flict Netanyahu and Trump
bassador Nikki Haley has have floated. While in Am-
pledged not to let that man, Greenblatt plans
happen again. House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., waves to the crowd before he speaks at the 2017 American to meet with Palestinian
Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, Monday, March 27,
“We said, ‘The days of Isra- 2017. President Mahmoud Ab-
el-bashing are over,’” Hal- (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) bas and the foreign minis-
ey told AIPAC on Monday. ters of Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
The biggest question mark ning many last month when ians agreed. because of common con- the United Arab Emirates,
may be Israeli-Palestinian he broke with decades of Now Trump and the Israeli cerns about Iran — would Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan
peace efforts. U.S. policy by saying the leader are both speaking serve as guarantors. and Algeria, the U.S. offi-
On that matter, Obama U.S. could live with a one- vaguely of a broader Mid- “The common dangers cial said.
and Netanyahu struggled state solution, rather than dle East package. faced by Israel and many Another issue central to
to speak with a unified a two-state solution involv- Israel’s Arab neighbors, of our Arab neighbors now the conflict — settlements
voice. Trump has shown ing Palestinian statehood, who traditionally opposed offer a rare opportunity to — remains a work in prog-
significant flexibility — stun- if both Israelis and Palestin- Israel but have realigned build bridges towards a ress for Israel and Trump.q

Visit to WH grounds by intel chairman clouds investigation

EILEEN SULLIVAN “I believe the public can- Kushner is the
Associated Press not have the necessary fourth Trump associate to
WASHINGTON (AP) — confidence that matters offer to be interviewed by
House intelligence chair- involving the president’s the congressional commit-
man Devin Nunes went to campaign or transition tees looking into the murky
the White House grounds to team can be objectively Russia ties. Trump’s former
review intelligence reports investigated or overseen campaign chairman, Paul
and meet the secret source by the chairman,” Schiff Manafort, Trump adviser
behind his claim that com- said in a statement Mon- Carter Page and Trump as-
munications involving as- day. sociate Roger Stone last
sociates of President Don- Nunes confirmed Monday week volunteered to speak
ald Trump were caught up that he met with the source as well.
in “incidental” surveillance, at the White House com- “Mr. Kushner will certainly
the Republican congress- plex, but he denied coordi- not be the last person the
man said Monday. nating with the president’s committee calls to give tes-
Nunes’ revelation prompt- aides. timony, but we expect him
ed the top Democrat After reviewing the infor- to be able to provide an-
on the committee, Rep. mation last week, Nunes White House Press secretary Sean Spicer speaks to the media swers to key questions that
Adam Schiff, as well as the called a news confer- during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the have arisen in our inquiry,”
Democratic leaders in the ence to announce that White House in Washington, Monday, March 27, 2017. the chairman, Sen. Richard
House and Senate, to call U.S. spy agencies may (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Burr of North Carolina, and
on Nunes to recuse himself have inadvertently cap- though Nunes, Schiff and nounced that Trump’s son- the top Democrat, Mark
from the committee’s Rus- tured Trump and his asso- FBI Director James Comey in-law, Jared Kushner, has Warner of Virginia, said in a
sia probe. ciates in routine targeting have said there is no such agreed to be interviewed. joint statement Monday in
Schiff said Nunes’ connec- of foreigners’ communica- evidence. The White House con- a sign of bipartisanship.
tions to the White House tions. The Senate intelligence firmed that Kushner, a se- Trump himself suggested
have raised insurmount- Trump quickly seized on committee is also con- nior Trump adviser, had late Monday that the
able public doubts about the statements as at least ducting an investigation volunteered to be inter- House panel should inves-
whether the committee partial vindication for his into Russia’s interference in viewed about arranging tigate Bill and Hillary Clin-
could credibly investigate assertion that President the election and possible meetings with the Russian ton’s dealings with Russia.
the president’s campaign Barack Obama tapped his ties with the Trump cam- ambassador and other of- “Trump Russia story is a
associates. phones at Trump Tower — paign. On Monday, it an- ficials. hoax,” he tweeted. q