Palestinians have indeed ‘missed an opportunity’ – to surrender to Zionism
Joseph Massad
Middle East Eye / January 31, 2020
Trump's 'deal of the century' is simply the latest version of the state of Israel's colonial and racist demands
Western and Israeli propaganda never tire of telling the world of the age-old Israeli quest for peace, and how much Israel longs to be...
Trump “peace” deal is Israel’s apartheid blueprint
Maureen Clare Murphy
The Electronic Intifada / February 1,2020
US media have treated Trump’s launch of his Middle East “peace” plan as a sideshow to impeachment hearings in Washington.
But the plan, if imposed on the Palestinians by Israel, which worked with the Trump administration to develop it, would violate the rights of millions...
‘Not an inch’: Palestinians at Al-Aqsa vow to fight Trump’s plan
Arwa Ibrahim
Al-Jazeera / January 31, 2020
Thousands denounce US president's Middle East plan and face-off with Israeli forces during Friday prayers at holy site.
Jerusalem - Tens of thousands of worshippers have descended on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers after US President Donald Trump announced his Middle East plan to resolve the decades-old Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Despite...
Trump’s ‘peace plan’: The farce, the fraud and the fury
Marwan Bishara
Al-Jazeera / January 29, 2020
US arrogance towards the Palestinians will backfire, bigly.
The Trump administration has finally lifted the curtains on the final act of its Middle East diplomacy by revealing the long-awaited, ahem, "peace plan" in a surrealistic White House celebration.
I will admit from the outset that I...
Trump plan for Palestine could deal blow to Israel’s economy
Ben Piven
Al-Jazeera / January 29, 2020
US 'peace to prosperity' proposal could stoke conflict in Middle East, with annexation likely to have negative effects.
As United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared jointly on Tuesday to endorse the new US political framework for peace in the Middle East, analysts rushed to count the cost of...
After Trump’s plan, what options do Palestinian leaders have ?
Mersiha Gadzo
Al-Jazeera / January 30, 2020
Palestinian Authority says it will go to United Nations, as analysts warn leaders must take action soon.
Before US President Donald Trump announced his long-delayed plan for the Middle East, Palestinian leaders had already rejected the proposal, threatening to withdraw from the Oslo Accords.
The plan presented on...
Why are Arab states ‘divided’ in the face of Trump’s plan?
Farah Najjar
Al-Jazeera / January 31, 2020
Several countries facing social and economic upheaval and a perceived threat from Iran fail to challenge Trump's plan.
The divided reaction from Arab states to US President Donald Trump's so-called Middle East plan has come as no surprise, analysts say, noting that the main reason for support...
Arab League holds emergency meeting over Trump plan
Al-Jazeera / February 1, 2020
The meeting was requested by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who asked Arab nations to join forces against proposal.
The Arab League is holding an emergency meeting in Egypt's capital, Cairo, to discuss US President Donald Trump's plan for the Middle East that was unveiled last week.
The meeting on Saturday was requested by...
Trapped and voiceless: The Palestinians depicted in Trump’s plan
Ahmed Abu Artema
Al-Jazeera / January 30, 2020
The world does not hear our stories or see our reality, why would they stand in solidarity with us ?
Donald Trump's "Middle East plan" has fully adopted the Israeli agenda and ignores the fundamental problem that has continued for more than 70 years.
Palestinians...
Jadaliyya co-editor Noura Erakat discusses ‘Deal of the Century’ on CNN
Jadaliyya / January 29, 2020
In this CNN interview, which aired on 28 January 2020, Jadaliyya Co-Editor Noura Erakat discusses the plan announced jointly by President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu on 28 January 2020. In it, she speaks about the unilateral concessions in grants to Israel over increasing its dominion over Palestinian lands, the fact...