Israel’s destructive annexation moves
Jun 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Within the next few weeks we will know for sure what parts of the occupied West Bank Israel is going to […]
Justin Trudeau’s government has offered up nothing but empty words over Israel’s annexation plans
‘Concern’ is somewhat less than the prime minister’s administration expresses over Russia’s continued annexation of Crimea, writes Robert Fis @indyvoices 18 hours ago Upon taking office, Justin Trudeau swiftly […]
‘It’s a war crime’: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu annexation bid
Source: Times of Israel Meretz MK, Joint List leader says move would create ‘apartheid’; Sanders sends video message; police forcefully detain photojournalist covering event, arrest 4 demonstrators By Jacob Magid […]
Netanyahu’s Annexation Plans Meet Surprise Opponent: Israeli Settlers
David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon 7 hrs ago © Dan Balilty for The New York Times The Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin […]
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 […]
Demanded by Israel’s radical right-wing and settler movement, annexation has become Netanyahu’s crutch
May 20,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Israel’s latest “national unity” government has, for the time being, ended 500 days of internal political crisis, the longest in Israel’s 72-year […]
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 […]
Palestinian President Abbas Declares End to Agreements With Israel, U.S.
The move comes in response to the possible West Bank annexation promised by the Netanyahu government, which was also condemned by U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden Palestinian President […]
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 […]
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 […]
Benny Gantz’s betrayal of his voters marks the ultimate end of the two-state solution
Mike Pompeo’s brief statement said it all: ‘As for the annexation of the West Bank, the Israelis ultimately make those decisions, so that’s an Israeli decision’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices 17 […]
Arab countries could stop Israeli land grab
Source: Arab News By Daoud Kuttab The president’s blueprint gave Israel much of what it has long sought, including US recognition of settlements and Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley […]
A lethal brew: Israel’s racism and the pandemic
Apr 13,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY While reporting from Israel/Palestine has focused on Israel’s difficulties in forming a new government and on measures being taken by Israelis to […]
What next with the ‘deal of the century’?
Feb 25,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The so-called “deal of the century” has been widely rejected and loudly condemned. But since no change to the plan […]
Israel plans new East Jerusalem settlement — watchdog
Watchdog says project first in city since more than 20 years By AFP – Feb 18,2020 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has developed plans to build 9,000 settler […]
Opinion: The IDF Spokesman Announces: Continue to Shoot Palestinian Children
Gideon Levy Feb 09, 2020 HAARETZ.COM Israeli soldiers shoot children. Sometimes they wound them and sometimes they kill them. Sometimes the children wind up brain dead, sometimes disabled. […]
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 […]
Not in the interest of anyone
Feb 06,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh Almost everything I read in our part of the world about the Trump administration’s so-called “Deal of the Century,” since its […]
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 […]