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Community Why American Jews must oppose annexation
Yesterday, July 1, was the day Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to begin annexing parts of the West Bank. While it remains unclear how and when these plans will be implemented, it is critical that American Jews voice our opposition, clearly and directly. Annexation would be catastrophic. It would formalize Israel’s control over millions of…
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News ‘Palestinian Lives Matter’ trope resurfaces amid George Floyd protests
Online outcry in the aftermath of the killing of an unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police officer has seen a smattering of protesters comparing American police brutality to the killings of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers — a return to rhetoric common in the early days of the Black Lives Matter movement. Singer and model…
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Fast Forward What are the Democratic candidates saying about Trump’s peace plan?
The candidates running in the Democratic presidential primary have very little positive to say about President Trump’s foreign policy — and his newly-unveiled Israeli-Palestinian peace plan is no exception. The Democratic presidential race hasn’t touched on Israel that much —some candidates, mostly on the left, have proposed putting conditions on American military aid to the…
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Fast Forward Here’s how Israel’s borders would change if Trump’s peace plan is enacted
President Trump on Tuesday unveiled what he has called the “Deal of the Century” — a peace proposal for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The 180-page plan goes into great detail about how the land swaps would go — and you can read our summary by clicking here. One of the toughest issues in past negotiations has…
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Israel News Trump’s plan calls for a 2-state solution, but not the one you’re thinking of
Surrounded by some of their closest allies, from members of Congress to major megadonors, President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored the corruption charges hanging over both of their heads and unveiled an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that Palestinians are almost sure to reject. The president’s remarks were typical Trump – he went off-script to…
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Israel News Actually, this peace deal IS different from all other peace deals
President Trump is set to announce his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan at the White House on Tuesday, and while details at this point are scarce, it will probably to differ in several key aspects from past American presidents’ proposals. Here’s a brief history of recent American involvement in Israeli-Palestinian peace. Bill Clinton’s peace plan, part 1…
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Israel News Netanyahu, Gantz to meet with Trump on shadowy ‘deal of the century’ peace plan
The Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that will be unveiled at the White House on Tuesday, hailed by President Trump as the “Deal of the Century,” will allow Israel to extend sovereignty over most of its West Bank settlements in return for limited Palestinian autonomy, Haaretz reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz…
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Fast Forward Palestinians warn of violence over Trump plan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Trump Administration’s peace plan is an attempt to destroy the Palestinian cause and could lead to violence on the part of the Palestinian public, Palestinian Authority officials warned. In addition, a senior aide to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Ynet that the decision to release the plan now is a…
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