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Saudi, UAE, Egypt, Jordan Back Trump’s Israel-Palestine Plan…

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Four Arab countries are backing Donald Trump’s plan for a settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, according to an Israeli newspaper, and are willing to sideline the PA’s President Mahmoud Abbas to see it done. According to a report in Israel Hayom, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan told Jared Kushner, […]

U.S. Freezes Palestinian Aid Budget…

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The United States has quietly frozen its aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) pending review, i24NEWS has learned. The move comes two months after Congress passed the Taylor Force Act, which aimed to force the PA to terminate its “pay-for-slay” policies of paying stipends to convicted terrorists in Israeli jails and to the families of […]

Israel Approves More Than 2,000 New West Bank Settlements…

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Israel has approved more than 2,000 new settlement units in the West Bank, a move Palestinian authorities say was encouraged by the United States. Israel’s Civil Administration said at least 696 of the new units were approved and 1,262 were advanced through an earlier planning stage known as a “deposit.” More than half of the […]

Abbas’ Government Sued over Alleged CIA-Backed Wiretapping…

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A former Palestinian intelligence chief and the head of the West Bank bar association are suing the Palestinian self-rule government after a purported whistleblower alleged the two were targeted, along with many other allies and rivals of President Mahmoud Abbas, in a large-scale CIA-backed wiretapping operation. Allegations of continued intelligence-sharing with the United States could […]

Ruh Roh – Kerry to Abbas Confidante: ‘Stay strong and do not give into Trump’…

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While the White House has confirmed that since the Jerusalem Declaration there has been a complete disconnect between the Palestinian Authority and the Trump administration, it turns out that the previous administration has maintained contact with PA officials. Maariv reported that former US secretary of state John Kerry met in London with a close associate […]

Top EU Diplomat Says Bloc to Discuss Return to 2-State Solution with Abbas…

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The European Union’s top diplomat said EU foreign ministers will study ways to support a two-state solution in Israel and the Palestinian territories in talks Monday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Federica Mogherini said that the EU is working “to support an international framework to accompany direct negotiations” despite the US decision to recognize […]

Ahed Tamimi Faces Months in Israeli Prison Before Trial for a Slap…

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A 16-year-old Palestinian girl faces months in prison before she is tried for slapping an Israeli soldier in protests in the West Bank over the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. An Israeli military judge on Wednesday ordered Ahed Tamimi to remain in Israeli custody until she faces trial on charges […]

Abbas Alarming Cry of Despair…

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speech to the Central Council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization should reverberate loudly not only in Washington and Jerusalem, but among the Israeli public as well. On the face of it, Abbas handed a bill of divorce to the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, and said loudly and clearly […]

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