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,...
Trump’s plan is the logical conclusion of the ‘two state’ delusion
Asa Winstanley
Middle East Monitor / January 30, 2020
So the administration of US President Donald Trump finally published its “Ultimate Deal”, a document being trumpeted as a “peace plan”.
But in reality, it is nothing of the sort. It is more like a plan for the pacification of Palestinian resistance; a...
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...
