Tag: Israel

Apr 2020. The Occupied West Bank

April 2020. Four days after the White House reiterated its resolve to pursue U.S. President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century,” Israel’s ongoing political turmoil ended on Monday with a coalition agreement that may doom prospects of Israelis and Palestinians ever returning to the negotiating table. The agreement between Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and Benny… Continue reading Apr 2020. The Occupied West Bank

Jan 2020. More Israel Troops move into the West Bank

January 2020. Israel has postponed a move to annex large parts of the West Bank, a government minister said Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to quickly act on the Trump administration’s Mideast plan despite fierce Palestinian opposition. Netanyahu had said the Cabinet would vote Sunday on extending Israeli sovereignty to dozens… Continue reading Jan 2020. More Israel Troops move into the West Bank

Jan 2020. Palestinians try Pressure on UN over the Trump Plan

January 2020. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan shortly after it was unveiled on Tuesday, saying a Palestinian state without Jerusalem was impossible. “We say a thousand times, no, no, no to the deal of the century,” Mr. Abbas said, in a reference to the peace accord President… Continue reading Jan 2020. Palestinians try Pressure on UN over the Trump Plan