Tag: Mideast Peace Plan
EU resolution against Trump peace plan blocked
At least six European member states on Tuesday opposed a push by E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell for a joint resolution by the 27 members states of the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council criticizing...
Democrats, experts and peace plans
Cutting Gordian knots is a signature of the Trump administration, and the long-rumored “deal of the century” is no exception. At its core, the plan explicitly acknowledges reality: The Palestinians are losing the conflict,...
Kushner to brief UN leaders on Trump peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner will brief the U.N. Security Council on Thursday regarding the Mideast peace plan presented by the Trump administration last week, a U.S. official said on Monday.
“Jared...
PA announces partial ban on Israeli agricultural imports
In a sign of growing tensions with Israel over the newly revealed U.S. Mideast peace plan, the Palestinian Authority on Monday banned the import of vegetables, fruits, soft drinks and water from Israel into...
The problem with the peace process has been too much empathy, not too little
Treating the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians as a zero-sum game guarantees that peace can’t be made. The only way to create mutual understanding, and hopefully, a path towards peaceful coexistence is via...
Tikkun Olam — Trump style
Upset that he’d been impeached, President Trump was having trouble falling asleep one recent night. So his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared were reading bedtime stories to him to help him relax. When nothing...
Abbas rips Trump, Mideast peace plan at Arab League meeting in Cairo
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and leaders of Arab countries expressed their disapproval over the newly revealed U.S. Mideast peace plan at the Arab League summit in Cairo over the weekend.
“I am profoundly convinced...
Kushner: Trump deal is Palestinians’ last chance for a state
“I do believe you’re going to start seeing a lot of normalization between Israel and Arab countries, and that’s a great thing,” senior White House adviser Jared Kushner told Egyptian journalist Amr Adeeb during...
Russia: US peace plan contravenes UN resolutions
The peace plan presented last week by U.S. President Trump at the White House contravenes several U.N. resolutions and its viability is doubtful, Russian news agencies quoted a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday.
“There...
Trump’s vision for Israel and how far the Jewish people have come
I sat in awe in the august East Room of the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump stood alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and unveiled the “Peace to Prosperity” vision for Israel...