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 […]
Palestinians Reject Trump Administration’s Middle East Peace Plan
Abbas calls creation of a state that doesn’t include Jerusalem impossible; ‘We rejected this deal from the start and our stance was correct’ By Dov Lieber Updated Jan. 28, 2020 […]
Israeli watchdog B’Tselem slams Trump’s ‘peace plan’ as apartheid against Palestinians
DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES Published 28.01.2020 Reuters File Photo “Palestinians will be relegated to small, enclosed, isolated enclaves, with no control over their lives as the plan eternalizes the […]
Trump plan calls for Palestinian state, settlement freeze
Arab News Tuesday . January 28, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/p5j62 The US president will be joined by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the press conference in Washington scheduled for […]
What you should know about Israel’s ‘firing zones’ in the West Bank
Jan 14,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD A seemingly ordinary news story, published in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, on January 7, shed light on a long-forgotten, yet crucial, subject: […]
The Israelization of US foreign policy
Epigraph: You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. (Exodus 22:21) Source: ARAB NEWS By Daoud Kuttab, […]
Probing war crimes in Palestine long overdue: Dr Mahathir
Source: The Sun Daily KUALA LUMPUR: Any move to investigate alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories is long overdue, according to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said […]
Trump declaring Israeli settlements legal is indefensible – Palestinians deserve more than vote-grabbing
The settlements, which are swallowing more and more land and resources, remain the biggest obstacle to a negotiated end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Donald Macintyre @indyvoices Benjamin Netanyahu was […]
Occupied territories: Swiss confirm position on Israeli settlements
Nov 19, 2019 – 14:55 The controversial settlements are built on lands occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Israeli settlements currently exist in the Palestinian territory of […]
King of Jordan warns of ‘catastrophic’ one-state solution in interview with MSNBC
By JT – Sep 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — US cable TV news network MSNBC, which is owned by NBCUniversal, conducted an interview with His Majesty King Abdullah on […]
Turkey says Israel becoming ‘racist, apartheid regime’ with annexation plan
Sep 15, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch ANKARA (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of his intention to annex areas of the West Bank following next week’s elections shows Israel […]
OIC foreign ministers reject Netanyahu annexation pledge
Arab News September 15, 2019 Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki warns dispute with Israel is now religious conflict Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ibrahim Al-Assaf calls on international community […]
Turkey says OIC to convene after Netanyahu annexation plans
Sep 14, 2019 http://www.swissinfo.ch ANKARA (Reuters) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Sunday to discuss Israel’s announcement of its intention to annex areas […]
Israeli PM faces criticism over annexation plan
By AFP – Sep 12,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – AFP OCCUPPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank’s Jordan Valley drew praise from right-wing […]
Palestinians reject Kushner ‘economy first’ approach to Mideast peace
Jun 22, 2019 By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA CITY (Reuters) – Palestinian officials on Saturday dismissed proposals unveiled by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for big money projects to form […]
Why Israel Should Be ‘Singled Out’ For Its Human Rights Record
Unlike other countries, ordinary citizens are complicit in the perpetual crimes committed against defenseless Palestinians. Published on June 13, 2019 By Waleed S. Ahmed Why is everyone so obsessed […]
Palestine needs freedom, not prosperity
May 22,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab I still vividly remember what a World Bank official once told me, “What Palestine needs is the end of occupation and restrictions for […]
U.S. envoy, in interview, does not rule out Israeli annexation in West Bank
Jun 8, 2019 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Israel did not rule out an Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, land that the Palestinians […]
The infamous scheme to liquidate the Palestinian case
May 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI Many commentaries have been made about the so-called “deal of the century”, better known as the infamous scheme to liquidate the […]
US to hold Bahrain economic conference to launch Middle East peace plan
Official does not confirm Israeli and Palestinian attendance Palestinians believe peace plan will be in favour of Israel Reuters in Washington Sun 19 May 2019 The US will hold an […]