Crisis and opportunity: The ‘Deal of the Century’ challenge for Palestinians
Ramzy Baroud
Middle East Monitor / February 3, 2020
After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed ‘Deal of the Century’, in a press conference in Washington on January 28.
Standing triumphantly beside Trump, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must have surely understood that...
Israel minister tells settlers government is preparing for annexation
Middle East Monitor / February 4, 2020
Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett told settler leaders yesterday that the government is preparing for the annexation of occupied West Bank territory, reported the Jerusalem Post.
According to the site, Bennett met with the leadership yesterday “prior to his departure for Washington”.
Bennett, whose ministry would...
PA to stop security cooperation with Israel if US ‘peace deal’ is applied
Middle East Monitor / February 4, 2020
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said he would stop security cooperation with Israel if the US insisted on implementing the deal of the century, Arab48 reported yesterday.
“We will stop the security cooperation and will not accept US replacement of its legitimacy with the international...
Fatah calls for turning the PA into civil service body
Middle East Monitor / February 4, 2020
Member of Fatah Central Committee Nasser Al Qudwa called for turning the Palestinian Authority (PA) into a civil service body, Al Wattan Voice reported yesterday.
Al Qudwa said the measure would help Palestinians undermine US President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” for the Middle East dubbed the...
Ex-Israel army chief admits arming Syria opposition
Middle East Monitor / February 3, 2020
Former Israeli army General Gadi Eisenkot has gone on record affirming long-held allegations that Israel has directly provided weapons to Syrian opposition fighters against the government of President Bashar Al-Assad.
According to Haaretz, the revelations made last month, depart from Israel’s previous media policy on...
Will Ireland’s next government ban goods from Israel’s settlements ?
Ciaran Tierney
The Electronic Intifada / February 3, 2020
Two of Ireland’s largest political parties have committed to banning goods from Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank if they form a government.
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are tied in first place, according to the latest opinion poll conducted ahead of the...
