Israel on Sunday authorized a few economic concessions to the Palestinians requested by President Donald Trump, hours before the US leader begins a visit in which he hopes to revive peace talks frozen since 2014. “These are concessions ahead of Trump’s visit that do not harm Israel’s interests,” an Israeli diplomatic source said. The committee to examine legalizing Israeli outposts would work for three years, although its exact mandate was still to be defined, the statement said. Israel disagrees, citing historical and political links to the land – which the Palestinians also assert – as well as security interests. Trump began his first international trip since taking office in January with a visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Source: Egypt Independent May 22, 2017 08:37 UTC