Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank protest
Middle East Monitor / February 5, 2020
Israeli troops shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian who was taking part in a violent protest on Wednesday against US President Donald Trump’s ‘peace plan’, witnesses and medical officials said, Reuters reports.
Mohammed al-Hadad was the first Palestinian killed in unrest since Trump unveiled his plan last...
Gaza farmers return to their lands along volatile Israeli border
Middle East Monitor / February 5, 2020
Returning to his fields for the first time in 14 years, Palestinian farmer Naser Abu Isaeed surveyed the toll taken by conflict on formerly productive soil, Reuters reports.
“I saw an empty area full of holes and dry weeds,” said Abu Isaeed, who once grew fruit...
As the world awaits the 2020 US election, Palestinians face a darkening future
James Haines-Young
The National / February 3, 2020
Whether Donald Trump wins re-election in November or not, Israel is already setting about the annexation of West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley.
Last week, US President Donald Trump announced his peace plan and world leaders, he said at the White House ceremony, were calling...
Kushner to brief UN on peace plan as draft resolution condemns proposal
The National / February 5, 2020
Text, circulated to council members by Tunisia and Indonesia, will probably be vetoed by US.
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner will brief the UN Security Council about the divisive peace plan to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Mr Kushner is the...
The PA will opt for losing Palestine if it means keeping its ‘authority’
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / February 4, 2020
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas continues to provide proof of his worthlessness when it comes to political decision-making. If the US “continues” with the so-called deal of the century, Abbas has threatened only the possibility of a full boycott.
The US “peace plan”, which enhances...
Draft UN resolution condemns Israeli annexation in Trump peace plan
Middle East Monitor / February 5, 2020
A draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday condemned an Israeli plan to annex its settlements in the West Bank in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel peace proposal, Reuters reports.
The draft text, circulated to council members by Tunisia and Indonesia, would seemingly...
Israel once again bans import of cement to Gaza
Middle East Monitor / February 4, 2020
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture declared arable lands in eastern Gaza to be a disaster zone on Monday, after the Israeli army repeatedly sprayed the area with chemical herbicides.
Despite a year-long break from such practices, the Israeli authorities confirmed on 22 January that they have...
EU funding criterion accused of ‘criminalising Palestinian resistance’
Middle East Monitor / February 4, 2020
The European Union has been criticised for caving-in to Israeli pressure following its adoption of a new funding criterion, which critics have warned is intended to criminalise Palestinian dissent. Fresh concerns were raised over terms added by the EU last year, which required...
Trump-Plan – Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the US initiative
European Union – external action
Brussels, February 4, 2020
The European Union is fully committed to the transatlantic partnership and values all efforts to help find a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The EU recalls its commitment to a negotiated two-State solution, based on 1967 lines, with equivalent land swaps,...
