{"id":4366,"date":"2018-06-25T15:38:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/?p=4366"},"modified":"2018-06-26T15:49:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:49:32","slug":"prince-williams-middle-east-tour-will-be-his-most-challenging-royal-trip-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/?p=4366","title":{"rendered":"Prince William&#8217;s Middle East tour will be his most challenging royal trip to date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"metadata__byline\"><span class=\"metadata__byline__author\">By Oren Liebermann, CNN<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/fave.api.cnn.io\/v1\/fav\/?video=world\/2018\/06\/24\/prince-william-middle-east-tour-jordan-ctw-foster.cnn&amp;customer=cnn&amp;edition=international&amp;env=prod\" width=\"416\" height=\"234\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__head js-pg-rail-tall__head\">\n<section id=\"large-media\" class=\"zn zn-large-media zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-one-container\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-0-0\" data-zone-label=\"headerMedia\" data-containers=\"1\" data-zn-id=\"large-media\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium large\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"el__video el__video--fullwidth\">\n<div id=\"media__video_large-media_0--wrapper\" class=\"js-media__video media__video\">\n<div class=\"media__caption el__storyelement__title\"><span class=\"el__storyelement__header\">Prince William begins historic trip<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"el__storyelement__gray\">01:17<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pg-rail-tall__body\">\n<section id=\"body-text\" class=\"zn zn-body-text zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-multiple-containers zn-has-26-containers\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-1-0\" data-zone-label=\"bodyText\" data-containers=\"26\" data-zn-id=\"body-text\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium large\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\"><cite class=\"el-editorial-source\">Jerusalem (CNN)<\/cite>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2013\/02\/08\/world\/europe\/prince-william-fast-facts\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duke of Cambridge<\/a>\u00a0faces perhaps his biggest international test to date in his trip to the Middle East, where he will have to juggle politics, diplomacy and royalty. British royal visits usually try to stay above politics, but any foray into this region is inherently political.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">The first stop on Prince William&#8217;s trip ought to be the easiest stint &#8212; perhaps the\u00a0<em>only\u00a0<\/em>easy part. His two-day itinerary in Jordan, the Hashemite Kingdom, starts Sunday and includes a number of meetings and events with children, a focus of the royal visit. His wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2018\/04\/23\/europe\/duchess-of-cambridge-in-labor-with-third-child-intl\/index.html\">gave birth to their third child in late April<\/a>, will not be joining him on the visit.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">The highlight of the leg in Jordan will happen Sunday, when Prince William meets Crown Prince Hussein, the son of Jordan&#8217;s King Abdullah II. It&#8217;s the first time the two young leaders will meet and both royal households no doubt hope it will build a relationship that will be significant in the years to come.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">\n<h3>Intense scrutiny<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">On Monday night, Prince William will leave Jordan and head for Israel, where every word uttered by the young royal will be scrutinized.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">After a Tuesday morning visit to Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Museum, Prince William will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin in successive meetings.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div>\n<p><img class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180501084515-benjamin-netanyahu-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"The royal visit to Israel will offer Benjamin Netanyahu a rare reason to smile. \" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180501084515-benjamin-netanyahu-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180501084515-benjamin-netanyahu-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180501084515-benjamin-netanyahu-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180501084515-benjamin-netanyahu-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180501084515-benjamin-netanyahu-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180501084515-benjamin-netanyahu-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180501084515-benjamin-netanyahu-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\">The royal visit to Israel will offer Benjamin Netanyahu a rare reason to smile.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">For Netanyahu, the meeting will represent a diplomatic victory.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">At a time when Israel is facing international criticism for its use of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2018\/06\/08\/middleeast\/israel-forces-kill-palestinians-in-gaza\/index.html\">live fire against Palestinian demonstrators\u00a0<\/a>in Gaza and its continued settlement expansion, when the international community has overwhelmingly rejected US President Donald Trump&#8217;s unilateral\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2018\/05\/14\/politics\/jerusalem-us-embassy-trump-intl\/index.html\">recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel<\/a>, when Israel&#8217;s plans to demolish the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar have drawn condemnation, the first ever official visit from Britain&#8217;s royal family is a welcome reprieve, one that adds legitimacy to Netanyahu&#8217;s government and to Israel as an ally of the United Kingdom. Netanyahu will have reason to smile when the two meet.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">\n<h3>Boosting the UK&#8217;s ties<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Back home, the British government will also hope to have reason to smile. As the UK grapples with a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2018\/06\/21\/news\/companies\/airbus-brexit-uk-threat\/index.html\">deeply uncertain post-Brexit future<\/a>, it is looking to shore up and deepen relations with up-and-coming countries outside the European Union. Israel is seen as one of those countries that London needs to cultivate, and Prince William&#8217;s visit is expected to play a part in that drive.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">In an effort to maintain balance during his trip, he will meet Palestinian as well as Israeli leaders.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">After stops in Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Jerusalem, Prince William will go to Ramallah in the West Bank, where he will meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinian leaders have demanded an apology for the Balfour Declaration, the seminal 1917 letter from the British foreign secretary that endorsed the creation of a Jewish state. Once again Prince William&#8217;s words and statements will be picked apart.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--standard\">\n<div class=\"el__storyelement--standard el__article--embed\">\n<div class=\"el__article--teaseimage\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/06\/21\/opinions\/mohammed-bin-salman-first-year-intl\/index.html\"><img class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180530224307-mohammed-bin-salman-medium-plus-169.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammed bin Salman is on a make or break mission\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180530224307-mohammed-bin-salman-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180530224307-mohammed-bin-salman-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180530224307-mohammed-bin-salman-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180530224307-mohammed-bin-salman-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180530224307-mohammed-bin-salman-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180530224307-mohammed-bin-salman-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180530224307-mohammed-bin-salman-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__storyelement__title\"><span class=\"el__storyelement__header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/06\/21\/opinions\/mohammed-bin-salman-first-year-intl\/index.html\">Mohammed bin Salman is on a make or break mission<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Already, the Prince has found himself the target of Israeli criticism. In describing his visit to Jerusalem&#8217;s Old City, a statement from Kensington Palace labeled the Old City as located in occupied Palestinian territory. That coincides with the language of the international consensus and international law, which hold that East Jerusalem and the West Bank are Israeli-occupied territory.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">But Israel holds a united Jerusalem as its capital and Ze&#8217;ev Elkin, a leading candidate for mayor of the city, said this week on Twitter: &#8220;A united Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for more than 3,000 years. No distortion in preparatory pages for a tour like this or otherwise can change that reality,&#8221; referring to the trip itinerary from Kensington Palace.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">But Palestinians insist that the eastern part of Jerusalem will one day be the capital of their future state, a position supported by the international community. Palestinian leaders will be listening closely to see how the Prince addresses their aspirations.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">It is into this cauldron that Prince William will enter, and a lifetime of royal training will be put to the test.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/06\/24\/middleeast\/prince-william-middle-east-tour-intl\/index.html\">Source:\u00a0https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/06\/24\/middleeast\/prince-william-middle-east-tour-intl\/index.html<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oren Liebermann, CNN Prince William begins historic trip\u00a001:17 Jerusalem (CNN)The\u00a0Duke of Cambridge\u00a0faces perhaps his biggest international test to date in his trip to the Middle East, where he will have to juggle politics, diplomacy and royalty. British royal visits usually try to stay above politics, but any foray into this region is inherently political. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4366"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4370,"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366\/revisions\/4370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jahalin.org\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}