Tag: Palestinians
Abbas announces cancellation of all agreements between PA and Israel
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas declared on Thursday that the P.A. would cease implementation of all agreements with Israel, including on security coordination, and announced the formation of a special committee to that end.
“After...
US releases $50 billion economic plan for PA ahead of Bahrain conference
The Trump administration released a 40-page document on Saturday detailing a $50 billion, 10-year investment plan for the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, just days before the Washington-led “Peace to Prosperity” conference in...
Ahead of Bahrain summit, Trump’s top Mideast envoy reveals insights in peace plan
It has been a busy week for Middle Eastern affairs. Israel announced the establishment of “Trump Heights” in the Golan, Iran has announced it will soon achieve higher uranium enrichment levels, and the United...
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...
Islamic Jihad leader: ‘Greater battle with Zionist enemy to come, we were hours away...
In an interview with Lebanese Mayadeen TV last week, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh said the terrorist group had demonstrated only a portion of its “power and determination” in its armed conflict with...
Rep. Tlaib: Palestinians enabled ‘safe haven’ for Jews after the Holocaust
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) claimed on a podcast published on Friday that the Palestinians enabled a “safe haven” for Jews after the Holocaust, thereby reiterating her support for a one-state solution.
“There’s always kind of...
Kushner: Mideast peace plan to seek ‘tough compromises’ from Israelis, Palestinians
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that the highly anticipated so-called “deal of the century” will “demand tough compromises from Israelis and Palestinians.”
“Normally they start with a process … what we’ve...
Sanders: Netanyahu’s governing coalition is ‘right-wing, dare I say racist’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president, labeled the government under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “racist” on Monday.
The self-described Socialist, who lived on a kibbutz back in the...
Tel Aviv University students hold moment of silence for ‘martyrs’ in the Gaza Strip
In response to the recent escalation in the Gaza Strip, students at Tel Aviv University held a moment of silence on Tuesday for Palestinian “martyrs” there.
“This is a moment of silence in memory of...
IDF aircraft strikes groups of Gazans launching incendiary balloons towards border
Israeli military aircraft shot two groups of Palestinians who launched incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, announced the Israel Defense Forces.
This comes days after the IDF retaliated, hitting dozens of “terror sites” in...