Jared Kushner casts doubt on Palestinian ability to self-govern
White House adviser says freedom from Israeli military interference is a ‘high bar’
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / June 3, 2019
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s Middle East adviser and son-in-law, has expressed uncertainty over the ability of the Palestinians to govern themselves in a rare television interview broadcast on Sunday night.
Kushner –...
System to circumvent US sanctions on Iran ready soon: German FM
European payment system nearly operational in key development to salvage Iran nuclear pact with world powers.
Al-Jazeera / June 10, 2019
A European payment system designed to circumvent US sanctions on Iran will be ready soon, Germany announced on Monday.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran as part of...
The Legal Framework of Second Class Citizenship
Nadeem Shehadeh
Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has lacked a formal constitution. In 1951, the first Knesset decided that it would enact a series of “Basic Laws” that would eventually become the future Israeli constitution.1 This distinction placed the Basic Laws as the highest norm in the Israeli legal hierarchy. ...
52nd Anniversary of Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty
Paul Craig Roberts
Information Clearing House / June 2, 2019
Two days ago the US celebrated the 75th anniversary of D-Day with accolades to the armed forces and thanks to surviving veterans. The country stood strongly with the military. But today two days later is the 52nd anniversary of a day of shame...
Video shows Israel settlers started West Bank fires, contradicting army statement
An Israeli settler set fire to a field in Burin
Middle East Monitor / May 24, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAgYyaHvNuc
Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has released a video showing illegal Israeli settlers setting fire to fields in the occupied West Bank, contradicting the Israeli army’s claim that the blaze was started by Palestinians.
The...
Naqab – Recognising indigeneity, erasing Palestine
What did the widespread recognition of the Palestinian Bedouin of the Naqab as “indigenous people” under international law mean?
Lana Tatour
assafirarabi.com / May 18, 2019
Recent years have seen the recognition of the Palestinian Bedouin of the Naqab as indigenous people under international law. This recognition has become widespread, enjoying an...
US peace plan will ‘go to hell’, says Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas
Miriam Berger
The National / June 6, 2019
War of words with Trump administration escalates as Middle East envoy blames PA for Palestinian situation.
The Palestinian president has said the US administration’s Middle East peace plan will “go to hell”.
Mahmoud Abbas’s comment came as the Americans stepped up their criticism of the...
Interview – New Palestinian premier warns of a ‘very hot summer’
David M. Halbfinger
The New York Times / June 5, 2019
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Pressured by the Trump administration, confronted with Israeli talk of annexing the West Bank, increasingly isolated in the Arab world and running out of money, the beleaguered Palestinian Authority is staring at what its new prime...
Israel’s annexation drive requires fighting for justice in one state
Yara Hawari
Middle East Eye / June 4, 2019
Palestinians are in a position of historic vulnerability as we approach a potentially monumental period of negotiations.
A group of former EU ministers recently published a letter in The Guardian warning that the situation in Israel and Palestine is “sliding into a one-state reality...
The EU and Israel’s killing partnership
Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada / June 5, 2019
More than 150 European academics and researchers are demanding an end to EU funding of Israeli weapons firms under the guise of supporting research.
In a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and research chief Carlos Moedas on Tuesday, the researchers decry how funds are granted to Israeli...
