Tag: Annexation
Vatican to US and Israel: Unilateral actions put peace at risk
The Vatican announced on Wednesday that its top diplomat, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, had met with both the Israeli and American ambassadors to express the Holy See’s concern over Israel’s plan to...
Former US Mideast negotiator: World mired in past on solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Ahead of the planned move by Israeli to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, several leading Mideast experts and former senior officials debated the merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to...
Anti-Semitic, anti-Israel groups to hold ‘Day of Rage’ rallies in US, worldwide
Anti-Semitic and anti-Israel groups are scheduled to hold “Day of Rage” rallies and vehicle caravans nationwide and abroad, protesting Israel’s plans to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, also known as the...
Israeli foreign minister: Sovereignty moves unlikely to proceed as scheduled
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said on Wednesday that the government’s plan to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria was unlikely to be carried out as scheduled.
“It seems unlikely that anything will...
Boris Johnson: London will not recognize Israeli sovereignty
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Israel not to extend its sovereignty to Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley in a front-page Hebrew op-ed published by Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot on Wednesday.
Calling himself a “passionate...
Palestinians seem more worried about COVID-19 than Israeli sovereignty
The Palestinian leadership may be up in arms over the impending Israeli announcement on the application of sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, but the Palestinian public seems largely indifferent to it.
In Ramallah,...
Ahead of sovereignty start date, affected Israelis and Palestinians speak out
Ahead of Israel’s planned application of sovereignty, which was slated to start as early as July 1 but has been moved forward for the time being, Israelis and Palestinians from neighboring cities over the Green Line...
At virtual CUFI summit, Dermer lauds planned Israeli declaration of sovereignty
Ahead of Israel expected to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said on Monday that the Trump administration’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan, released earlier...
Annexation mess comes amid a coronavirus mess
The noise about annexation, more or less, is reaching toward a climax.
July 1 is supposed to be the date.
Discussions proceed in Jerusalem and Washington, with arguments in both places.
And holding fire are the Palestinians,...
Democrats circulate letter that proposes cutting US assistance to Israel over sovereignty plans
Four Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been circulating a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, threatening the conditioning or even cutting off of U.S. assistance to Israel if...