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Opinion Jared Kushner’s Peace Efforts Will Only Make Things Worse
Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, the Trump administration’s Middle East peacemakers, just completed another round of Middle East visits. Their most important interlocutors were Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), the revolutionary new Saudi leader. Together, the four appear to be launching a project to create a Palestinian Islamist mini-state…
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Fast Forward Kushner Slams Palestinians For Repeating Same ‘Talking Points’ — Says Nothing About Israel
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, said Washington would announce its Middle East peace plan soon, and press on with or without Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. The comments underlined gaping divisions between Washington and the Palestinian leadership that have widened since Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December and moved the U.S. Embassy…
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Community ‘Letters To My Palestinian Neighbor’ Is Not The Book We Need Right Now
Dear Yossi, You and I worked together very briefly at the Shalom Hartman Institute. We only interacted a few times, so I’m not sure you remember me. But, unlike your imaginary interlocutor in your book “Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor,” you do actually exist and there’s at least a slight chance that you’ll read and…
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Opinion How to Keep The Two State Solution Alive When No One Cares
The latest Middle East regional tour by U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt gives rise to rumors that they are on the verge of publishing President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, which they have been working on for over a year. Whatever they decide, it should be based on realism and focused on…
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Fast Forward United Nations Condemns Excessive Israeli Force Against Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly condemned Israel on Wednesday for excessive use of force against Palestinian civilians and asked U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to recommend an “international protection mechanism” for the occupied Palestinian territory. The General Assembly adopted a resolution with 120 votes in favor, eight against and 45 abstentions. It was…
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Fast Forward Brother of Hamas Members Arrested For Dropping Marble Slab On Soldier’s Head
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man suspected of killing an Israeli soldier by dropping a marble slab on his dead has been arrested. The Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet, announced on Wednesday that it had arrested Islam Yousef Abu Hamid, 32, last week after the lifting of a gag order on the arrest; the…
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Community As An Argentinian-Israeli, I’m Ashamed My Country Dropped The Ball
Some have credited the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement with the Argentina’s Football Association’s recent decision to cancel the last friendly match with Israel before the start of the 2018 Russia World Cup. This decision, however, was taken after the head of Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, made several threats against a star player of…
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Fast Forward Iran’s Supreme Leader Suggests ‘People Of Palestine’ Vote On Fate Of The Land
(JTA) — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for a referendum in order to decide the future of the historical lands of Palestine. In a meeting Sunday with university professors and intellectuals, Khamenei suggested that people who trace their roots to before the creation of the modern State of Israel should be polled, including…
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