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President Donald Trump told Israeli and Arab leaders on Tuesday that he plans to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a symbolically fraught move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and upset efforts to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

"U.S. to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital, Trump Says, Alarming Middle East Leaders" is from the December 05, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Landler and David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

President Donald Trump, in formally recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, declared that the United States still supported a two-state solution to settle the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, provided it was “agreed to by both sides.” For the first time in his 26 years as a peacemaker, the chief negotiator for the Palestinians did not agree.

"Did Trump Kill Off a 2-State Solution? He Says No, Palestinians Say Yes" is from the December 07, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Landler, David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest and longest-serving aides appeared ready to incriminate him Wednesday after agreeing overnight to become a government witness, the latest twist in a spiraling graft scandal that seemed to dim Netanyahu’s legal and political chances of survival almost by the hour.

"Top Aide to Netanyahu Turns State Witness as Graft Cases Multiply" is from the February 21, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner, David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians flocked to the fence separating Gaza from Israel on Friday, and Israeli soldiers repulsed repeated attempts to cross the barrier with tear gas and live fire, as demonstrations that have already left dozens killed and thousands injured entered a third week.

"Violent Clashes Erupt at Gaza-Israel Border in Third Week of Protests" is from the April 13, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and Iyad Abuheweila and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

If one snapshot from his swing through Washington and New York this week captured the position in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel finds himself, it wasn’t when he sat beside President Donald Trump on Monday and saluted him as a modern-day Cyrus, Balfour and Truman rolled into one.

"Netanyahu’s Bilingual U.S. Tour: Triumphal and Defensive" is from the March 08, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

In a mysterious trip last month, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, traveled to Saudi Arabia’s capital for consultations with the hard-charging crown prince about President Donald Trump’s plans for Middle East peace. What was said when the doors were closed, however, has since roiled the region.

"Talk of a Peace Plan That Snubs Palestinians Roils the Middle East" is from the December 03, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard, David M. Halbfinger and Peter Baker and narrated by Kristi Burns.

JERUSALEM — The “Friday of Tires” protest ended with another nine Palestinians killed along the fence hemming in Gaza despite a smoke screen of burning rubber and a second round of international criticism over Israel’s use of lethal force.

"Though Deadly, Gaza Protests Draw Attention and Enthusiasm" is from the April 07, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

JERUSALEM — Four Israeli soldiers were wounded Saturday, two of them severely, by an explosive device that the Israeli military said had been attached to a Palestinian flag and placed along the Gaza border during protests there Friday.

"4 Israelis Hurt by Bomb Set in Flag at Gaza Fence, Igniting Night of Fighting" is from the February 17, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

NAHAL OZ, Israel — Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers faced off along the Gaza border Friday in a cat-and-mouse battle waged mainly with burning tires and water cannons, with hand-held mirrors and tear gas. But sporadic rifle fire from the Israeli side made clear that the protests could elicit the sort of response that killed 20 people a week ago.

"Palestinian Protesters Face Off With Israeli Soldiers on Gaza Border" is from the April 06, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger, Iyad Abuheweila and Isabel Kershner and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Lifted by the coming move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, but besieged by a bribery scandal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington this weekend for a meeting with President Donald Trump, a speech to America’s biggest pro-Israel group — and a chance to show voters back home, contemplating a future without him, that he is indispensable.

"Netanyahu, Under Fire at Home, Seeks a Warm Embrace in U.S." is from the March 03, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Palestinians burned photos of President Donald Trump in Gaza, and the walls of the Old City were illuminated with the American and Israeli flags Wednesday, as Trump made good on his campaign pledge to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In a much-anticipated speech from the White House, Trump argued that it was “the right thing to do” to acknowledge the reality that Jerusalem is the seat of Israel’s government. Decades of avoiding that fact, he said, has done little to resolve the protracted feud between Israelis and Palestinians.

"Trump Calls Jerusalem Plan Step Toward Peace, but It Puts Mideast on Edge" is from the December 06, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger, Mark Landler and Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

JERUSALEM — A roadside bomb blast in Gaza on Tuesday morning damaged several vehicles in the convoy of the Palestinian Authority’s prime minister, Rami Hamdallah, in what the authority called a failed assassination attempt.

"Blast Hits Palestinian Prime Minister’s Convoy in Gaza" is from the March 13, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

JERUSALEM — Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian teenager whose angry altercation with an Israeli soldier outside her West Bank home made her a worldwide symbol of resistance but quickly got her jailed without bail, was sentenced in a military court Wednesday to eight months in prison.

"Palestinian Teenager Who Slapped Israeli Soldier Gets 8 Months in Prison" is from the March 21, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — It was a striking tableau: Ismail Haniya, the political leader of Hamas, the Islamic militant group that has tried suicide bombs, rockets and attack tunnels in its long struggle with Israel, standing before portraits of the giants of nonviolent resistance — Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela.

"Hamas Sees Gaza Protests as Peaceful — and as a ‘Deadly Weapon’" is from the April 15, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Israel’s cross-border clash with Iranian and Syrian forces on Saturday was a sharp escalation of long-brewing hostilities along its northern frontier — and a bracing alert to those who have focused on other areas of the Syrian civil war, on other aspects of Iran’s strategic assertiveness, or who believed that Israel’s air superiority left it invincible in its own skies.

"New Regional Fight Brews as Israel Clashes With Iran and Syria" is from the February 11, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Fighting back against a damning new allegation of corruption from Israeli police and calls for his resignation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Wednesday assailed investigators’ findings as biased and “full of holes, like Swiss cheese,” and vowed to serve to the end of his term in late 2019.

"Netanyahu, Defiant, Calls Bribery Case ‘Full of Holes, Like Swiss Cheese’" is from the February 14, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

An emboldened Israeli right wing is moving quickly in the new year to make it far more difficult to create a Palestinian state, signaling its intention to doom hopes for a two-state solution to the conflict.

"Energized Foes Push to Cripple Two-State Goal" is from the January 01, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Kristi Burns.

JERUSALEM — At least nine Israeli teenagers on a “bonding” trip were killed, and one was still missing, after a flash flood swept them away Thursday while they were hiking in a riverbed near the Dead Sea.

"Flash Flood Kills at Least 9 Israeli Teenagers on ‘Bonding’ Hike" is from the April 26, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

JERUSALEM — Syrian anti-aircraft batteries responding to an Israeli airstrike Monday night downed a Russian military plane, killing 15 of its service members, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Putin Calls Downing of Russian Plane in Syria ‘Tragic,’ Absolves Israel" is from the September 18, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger and Andrew Higgins and narrated by Kristi Burns.

JERUSALEM — Revealing a huge archive of stolen Iranian nuclear plans, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel accused Iran on Monday of lying for years about its efforts to build a nuclear weapon.

"Israel Says Secret Files Prove Iran Lied About Nuclear Program" is from the April 30, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David M. Halbfinger, David E. Sanger, Ronen Bergman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.