Tag: Palestinian Statehood
A fifth of right-wing Israelis back two states for US aid
Only one in five right-wing Israeli Jews backs a two-state solution in exchange for American war support, according to a survey the Israel Democracy Institute released on Tuesday.
In contrast, seventy-five percent of left-wing Israeli...
Rep Mark Green: Rejoining UNESCO ‘undermines’ US-Israel relationship
The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced on June 12 that the United States plans to rejoin the body in July and pay more than $600 million in back payments. Washington had withdrawn from UNESCO...
Ayelet Shaked to UAE media: No current plans to discuss Palestinian conflict
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said the government does not plan on discussing the establishment of a Palestinian state during the tenure of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett or of Yair Lapid if he...
Bennett says he won’t sit down with Mahmoud Abbas, rules out Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that for now, he has ruled out a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and the creation of a Palestinian state.
“My perception is different than...
Saudi foreign minister: Iranian nuclear program threatens entire region
A nuclear Iran is a threat to the entire Middle East, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud told an emergency meeting of the Arab League in Cairo on Monday.
“The development of...
Fox News depicts ‘Palestine’ as independent state
A graphic on Fox News last week showed “Palestine” as a country, despite it not being an independent nation.
The graphic appeared during the Dec. 23 broadcast of “America’s Newsroom” during a segment about U.S....
Naftali Bennett: Approving a Palestinian state would be Israel’s ‘biggest mistake’
Israeli Knesset Member Naftali Bennett has warned that approving a Palestinian state would be the “biggest mistake in Israel’s history.”
Bennett, a member of the New Right Party, made the remark during a Zionist Organization of...
Canadian Jewish groups express dismay for pro-Palestinian UN vote
Canadian Jewish groups have expressed their disappointment in Canada voting for a pro-Palestinian resolution at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.
The nonbinding resolution that passed with 163 countries in favor, five against and 10...
Poll: 68 percent of Israelis favor sovereignty in Judea and Samaria
A survey of Israeli Jewish citizens found that 68 percent favor sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, and 72 percent say the Israeli government should not leave Jewish communities as enclaves within a Palestinian sovereign...
Israeli Arabs reject becoming citizens of Palestinian state, as suggested in Mideast peace plan
Israeli Arab citizens flatly reject the idea floated in the recently released U.S. “Peace to Prosperity” plan that envisions the possibility that borders would be redrawn and some Arab cities and villages could become...