Tag: Palestinian Statehood
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...
In talk to American Jewish leaders, Sa’ar throws water on idea of Palestinian state
Likud Knesset Member Gideon Sa’ar said on Wednesday that while the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan is better than any proposal Israel has seen in decades, a Palestinian state just miles from Israeli population...
Israel said to be concerned some EU countries may recognize Palestinian state
Officials in Jerusalem are concerned that some European countries are preparing to recognize a Palestinian state in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, Ynet reported on Sunday.
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is behind the...
Trump’s critics shouldn’t encourage Palestinians to make another mistake
As far as Americans who despise President Donald Trump go, as well as for many Jews and Israelis who feel the same way about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ceremony unveiling a new U.S....
Kushner says Palestinians deserve ‘self-determination,’ stops short of endorsing state
White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner expressed support for Palestinians to have “self-determination,” though stopped short of endorsing a Palestinian state.
“I do think they should have self-determination,” he told Axios in an interview...
Colombian president recognizes Palestinian statehood shortly before leaving office
The former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos recognized Palestinian statehood during his final days in office.
“I would like to inform you that in the name of the government of Colombia, President Juan Manuel...
UK opposition leader Corbyn, says his government would recognize Palestinian state
The leader of the British government’s opposition Labour Party said a government under his control would recognize a Palestinian state.
Posting to Twitter during a visit to Jordanian refugee camps on the border with Syria,...
Slovenia postpones vote on recognition of Palestinian statehood
Slovenia has postponed a controversial vote on recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Slovenia’s STA reported that the parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee suspended a session on the recognition of Palestinian statehood on Wednesday, pending an official government position on the...