Palestine

Beirut, Lebanon - Abu Khaled has never been to his hometown of Jaffa. His parents were expelled from the port city along with about 120,000 other residents when it came under Israeli control following the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. They eventually settled in Beirut, in what is today the Shatila Palestinian…

January 30, 2020 00:05 IST Updated: January 30, 2020 01:28 IST January 30, 2020 00:05 IST Updated: January 30, 2020 01:28 IST more-in Trump’s plan will validate Israeli annexation of Palestinian areas without bringing peace For any peace process to be successful, the first step is to take all conflicting…

Beirut Includes correction Published January 28, 2020 Updated January 31, 2020 Getting audio file... Audio for this article is not available at this time. This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer President Donald Trump speaks at the event with Israeli Prime Minister…

Jerusalem - United States President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, also known as the "Deal of the Century", has been denounced by the Palestinians as a "new Balfour Declaration". Trump revealed his plan on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu standing by his side at the White House. Introducing the proposal…

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle Eastpeace plan Tuesday, calling for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem. He declared it a win-win opportunity for both Israel and the Pales…

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Palestinian leadership has entirely rejected what is known of the Trump plan for Israel and Palestine, and warned that they see it as destroying the Oslo Peace accords. The Trump administration did not consult the Palestinians in drawing up the plan, which gives away…

Decision comes after President Trump invited Netanyahu and Gantz to hear details of long-delayed peace plan Correction: 01/26/2020: An earlier version wrongly stated business visitors can stay for nine days. This has been corrected to 90 days. Israel on Sunday announced it would permit Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi…

( Middle East Monitor ) – We are about to witness the third Israeli election in the space of one year. The elections for the Knesset, Israels parliament, which are coming in March, are being held after the failure of anyone to either score an overall majorit…

By Ramona Wadi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The EU is predicting an increase in Israeli demolitions of Palestinian dwellings and structures in the occupied West Bank, thus perpetuating the problem of displacement. Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett ha…

By Ramona Wadi | – (Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli media has reported that the International Criminal Court (ICC) could issue secret arrest warrants for Israeli officials involved in war crimes against the Palestinian people. According to a senior Israeli official who spoke to Israel Hayom, “The very fact…