Tag: Bahrain
Bahrain conundrum: Will the Trump administration succeed in its first phase of Arab-Israeli peacemaking?
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel’s return to the election drawing board, it sent political shockwaves throughout the country. It also proved shocking for the Trump administration since the government coalition failure...
How Bahrain Conference can lead to peace
The return of Israel to election mode is no reason to change the Trump administration’s plans for the U.S.-led economic conference set for Bahrain in late June. The Palestinian decision to boycott the meeting...
Trump administration to release Mideast peace plan ‘when the timing is right’
As Israel heads to the polls on Sept. 17, the fate of the release of the Trump administration’s entire Mideast peace plan for the Israelis and the Palestinians remains to be seen, an administration...
Middle East peace can’t be bought. But can Trump change the conversation?
If the Trump administration’s forlorn hope for restarting Middle East peace negotiations wasn’t already facing long odds, this week’s political shenanigans in Israel further complicated things.
Whether or not Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu miraculously...
Abbas: Trump administration peace proposal can ‘go to hell’
“The ‘deal of the century,’ or the deal of disgrace, will go to hell,” said Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at a ceremony in Ramallah on Monday.
Speaking of the U.S.-sponsored conference in Bahrain scheduled...
Kushner to visit Israel ahead of US Mideast peace proposal
White House senior adviser and presidential son-in law Jared Kushner is expected to visit Israel next week ahead of the rollout of the Trump administration’s long-awaited peace proposal for the Israelis and Palestinians, reported...
Palestinians reject invitation to economic workshop in Bahrain related to peace plan
The Palestinian Authority officially rejected an invitation by the United States on Wednesday to attend an economic workshop in the Bahrain’s capital, Manama, next month related to the Trump administration’s Mideast peace proposal between the Israelis...
UAE and Saudi Arabia on docket to attend Mideast peace conference in Bahrain
Following an announcement Sunday that Bahrain and the United States will host an economic leadership “workshop” to “share ideas, discuss strategies and galvanize support for potential economic investments and initiatives that could be made...