Political ambiguity or a doomsday weapon: Why Abbas abandoned Oslo
May 26,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD This time, we are told, it is different and that President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, is absolutely serious about his […]
Saudi Arabia rejects Israel’s West Bank annexation plans
Construction workers build new houses in the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, in the occupied West Bank. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/jc32b Daoud Kuttab May 21, 2020 We oppose anything that […]
PLO official: Israel has ‘destroyed 2-state solution’
Arab News Wednesday . May 20, 2020 https://arab.news/cqtuk TAREK ALI AHMAD May 20, 2020 Hanan Ashrawi has blamed international inaction for ‘reign of terror’ over Palestinians LONDON: Israeli expansionism and […]
Netanyahu takes office in deal that could see West Bank annexation
Rival Benny Gantz to take over as PM of Israeli unity government after 18 months Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as Israel’s prime minister, heading a unity government in […]
Israel’s West Bank annexation: Preparing EU policy for the day after
Commentary Hugh Lovatt 14th May, 2020 West Bank annexation will bring an end to the EU’s cherished two-state solution. International norms and the EU’s own laws will now […]
What do Israel’s US-backed annexation plans mean for West Bank
By AFP – Apr 29,2020 -JORDAN TIMES There are far more Palestinians than Israeli settlers in the Jordan Valley but to the anger of the Palestinians Trump has given US […]
US says ‘prepared to recognize’ Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank
State Department says United States ready to approve ‘sovereignty and the application of Israeli law’ in some areas, but calls for Israel to negotiate further with Palestinians By TOI staff […]
Israel’s Palestinian Minority has Good Reason to Fear Trump’s Plan
by Ron Forthofer / February 7th, 2020 President Trump’s fraudulent Middle East deal runs roughshod over Palestinian rights, harms long-term Israeli interests, and is only the latest example of […]
The ‘Deal of the Century’: Revealed and reviled
Feb 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Last week, on January 28, US President Donald Trump officially revealed his long-awaited ‘“Deal of the Century”: The plan for […]
Arabs prioritise key ties with U.S. against Iran in reacting to Trump peace plan
Jan 29, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Stephen Kalin and Amina Ismail RIYADH/CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab powers appear to be prioritising close ties with the United States that are vital to […]
Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank
Feb 3, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Rami Ayyub and Sinan Abu Mayzer BAQA AL-GHARBIYYE, Israel (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli Arabs, many waving Palestinian flags, demonstrated in this town […]
Forget two states, Trump’s plan prescribes apartheid
Baria Alamuddin February 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/64h3g Taking a random district in the West Bank and calling it Al-Quds is no more a magical method for conjuring up […]
Citing Trump plan, Israel defence chief backs extending sovereignty to West Bank settlements
Jan 29, 2020 – 21:30 By Stephen Farrell and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s hawkish defence minister called on Wednesday for Israel to establish sovereignty over nearly a third […]
How Israel teaches its children to hate
Much like white South Africans, Jewish Israelis will never voluntarily give up their privileged position as settlers July 26, 2019 Dissident Israeli scholar Nurit Peled-Elhanan’s important academic study, “Palestine in […]
Is Trump Bibi’s Chump ?
The president needs to demand a commitment so he doesn’t get played. By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist Jan. 28, 2020 THE NEW YORK TIMES TEL AVIV — Given the […]
For Palestinians, Trump’s is not a peace plan – it is a green light to permanent occupation
Recent leaks point to an agreement which the Palestinians – if they have any interest in having a proper functioning sovereign state – cannot accept Bel Trew @beltrew 28th January 2020 It is telling that Donald Trump chose to invite two Israeli politicians and no Palestinians to Washington for the […]
For Palestinians, Trump’s is not a peace plan – it is a green light to permanent occupation
Recent leaks point to an agreement which the Palestinians – if they have any interest in having a proper functioning sovereign state – cannot accept Bel Trew @beltrew Sunday […]
Trump: Middle East plan to be announced Tuesday will be ‘good for everybody’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday that his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan — already rejected by the Palestinians — has a “chance” and will be unveiled Tuesday. “I think it […]
Trump peace plan: High stakes and low chances
By Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East editor, Jerusalem Hopes for peace between Israel and the Palestinians exist in a world that is stuck between the darkest hours of the night […]
In warning to Netanyahu, US House endorses two-state solution
By AFP – Dec 07,2019 – JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on Friday threw its weight behind a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, in a […]
