Trump foreign trip
Trump’s views on Islam ‘continue to evolve,’ says secretary of state
By Gregory Korte — May 22, 2017
JERUSALEM (USA Today) Rex Tillerson said the president's visit to Saudi Arabia this week has already begun to soften his attitudes about Islam.
Trump arrives in Israel in search of ‘the ultimate deal’
By Gregory Korte — May 22, 2017
JERUSALEM (USA Today) He became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall, continuing his Mideast tour of holy sites. But his real goal is an elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace pact.
Trump in Israel, to visit holy sites
By Reuters — May 22, 2017
TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - In Jerusalem, he will pray at the Western Wall and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
What Trump missed in his address on tolerance — American Muslims
By David Mislin — May 22, 2017
(The Conversation) Can a message of tolerance to Islam abroad be persuasive without a corresponding affirmation of American Muslims at home?
In speech to Muslim leaders, Trump condemns ‘Islamic extremism’
By Gregory Korte — May 21, 2017
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (USA Today) In an ornate conference hall in the Saudi capital, and speaking to a group of leaders from 50 Islamic nations, Trump called on Muslims to confront 'the crisis of Islamic extremism and the Islamist and Islamic terror of all kinds.'
Trump nominates Callista Gingrich as ambassador to Vatican
By Eric Walsh — May 19, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) The White House confirmed the president's plans to nominate Callista Gingrich as ambassador to the Vatican on Friday (May 19).
Kushners get to fly on Air Force One on the Sabbath
By Jerome Socolovsky — May 19, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) When it comes to Jewish observance, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump may be in a class of by themselves.
Trump trip to Middle East, Vatican offers religious opportunities and pitfalls
By Lauren Markoe — May 18, 2017
(RNS) Whether the president's time abroad will appease faith groups upset by his proposed Muslim travel ban and his waffling over the possibility of moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem — among other thorny issues — remains to be seen.
SATIRE: Donald Trump’s speech on Islam — LEAKED!
By Wajahat Ali — May 18, 2017
(RNS) "I read the Quran on YouTube. Saw a video. Made by Muhammad, a great Prophet. Really great. He's doing great things."
Trump to give speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 16, 2017
(RNS) The speech will come during an afternoon lunch with leaders of more than 50 mostly Muslim countries.
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