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Will the Trump Administration Shift U.S. Policy in Favor of Palestine?
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Go topBy Patrick Wintour The Guardian The major powers – with the exception of Britain – sent out a warning to Israel and Donald Trump on Sunday not to abandon the hope of a two-state solution to end the Arab-Israeli conflict and urged all parties to disassociate themselves from voices that reject such a diplomatic solution … Continued
by James J. Zogby The Arab American Institute In just a matter of days, President-elect Donald Trump will have to decide on whether or not to make good on his promise to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As we approach Inauguration Day, liberal and conservative commentators, alike, have offered … Continued
By Ali Al-Arian Al Jazeera Like something out of a dark comedy where you are forced to live each day over and over again, yet another Middle East peace initiative has reconvened, promoting renewed confidence in the ever-elusive two-state solution. If John Kerry’s recent speech was considered a eulogy of the two-state settlement, this latest … Continued
Associated Press The Vatican stressed the sacred nature of Jerusalem on Saturday as the Palestinian leader warned that prospects for peace could suffer if the incoming Trump administration goes ahead with plans to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The developments came as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Pope … Continued
Aymara women march holding posters with a message that reads in Spanish; “Bolivia condemns genocide in Gaza. Palestine, resist” during a rally against Israel’s offensive in Gaza, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Picture by Juan Karita AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved. By CECILIA BAEZA OpenDemocracy This past October, Chile’s political right … Continued
By Philip Weiss Mondoweiss A new Pew Research Center poll from January 4-9 of American views on foreign policy shows that Democratic Party sympathies for Israel are crashing, down ten points in the last 9 months, from 43 percent to 33 percent. That’s a 23 percent crash. If this was the stock market, Israel would … Continued
By Johnathan Lis Haaretz The Knesset Interior Committee on Wednesday initially approved a bill that would bar the issuing of entry visas or residency permits in Israel to foreign citizens who call for a boycott of Israel or the settlements. Entry would be barred in two cases, the first being if the foreign citizen knowingly … Continued
By Joshua Mitnick The Los Angeles Times Tamer Nafar fell in love with hip-hop growing up amid the faded public housing blocks and garbage strewn public parks of Ramat Eshkol, a hardscrabble interethnic neighborhood in the central Israeli city of Lod where life was punctuated by daily spurts of gunfire. At a soccer field near the … Continued
By Brendan Gauthier Salon.com The Obama administration’s recent less-than-entirely-submissive relationship with Israel may have cost the outgoing president a free locker at a swanky Maryland country club. The U.S. delegation’s abstention in a U.N. vote to halt Israeli settlements in the West Bank last month effectively ruined Obama’s chance of taking advantage of what was originally intended to be a “back-door thing … Continued
By Philip Weiss Mondoweiss Donald Trump has now named his son-in-law Jared Kushner as a senior adviser, notably on Middle East/Israel issues, and as Kushner fired me ten years ago over these issues, it seemed a good time to review my memories of our (limited) interactions and do what journalists do, make a prognosis about … Continued
Middle East Monitor President Jacob Zuma has urged South Africans not to visit Israel unless they are working on “fostering peace” in the region. Addressing thousands of supporters during the 105th birth anniversary of his ruling African National Congress (ANC) in the capital Johannesburg yesterday, Zuma said: “The people of Palestine continue to suffer in … Continued
By Rateb Y. Rabie, KCHS, and Saliba Sarsar, Ph.D. The Holy Christian Ecumenical Foundation A flurry of major diplomatic activities and declarations relating to Palestine and Israel is surrounding the transition in the United States from the Obama Administration to the Trump Administration. It seems that relevant parties are trying to catch up with what they … Continued
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