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Trump aide heads to Israel after Jerusalem announcement

By REUTERS
December 16, 2017

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump´s US Middle East peace negotiator Jason Greenblatt will return to Israel next week for talks related to the peace efforts, a senior administration official said on Friday. The trip is Greenblatt´s first to the region since Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel´s capital, which created an international uproar. Greenblatt, whose title is special representative for international negotiations, will meet with Fernando Gentilini, the European Union´s special representative to the Middle East and stay for US Vice President Mike Pence´s trip to Israel later in the week, the official said.