Arab Joint List to Support Blue & White Minority Govt Only with Ban on Jewish Access to Temple Mount
The chairman of the Arab-majority Joint List, Ayman Odeh, has named his key demands for supporting a Blue and White-led minority government.
Middle East Peace Plan
Top EU diplomat wants European strategy for Middle East peace
In light of US President Donald Trump unveiling of his Middle East peace plan in January, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said the bloc needs to formulate a European initiative to facilitate the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.
Abbas blames rash of attacks on Trump peace plan; Hamas praises ‘revolution’
The office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said a major escalation in West Bank violence Thursday was the fault of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, which was unveiled last week.
Palestinians Claim Status of Jerusalem is Key to Their Rejection of Trump Peace Plan
Jerusalem has always been the most contentious issue in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and it’s no different now with President Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century.’
Israel foreign ministry: EU rejects peace plan with ‘threatening language’
The EU rejected US President Trump’s Middle East peace plan Tuesday, opposing its annexation elements that Israeli leaders have vowed to implement within weeks and promising legal opposition to attempts by Israel to carry out Jared Kushner’s vision.
Backing Abbas, Arab League unanimously rejects Trump’s Middle East peace plan
The Arab League on Saturday unanimously rejected US President Donald Trump’s controversial Middle East plan, calling it ‘unfair’ to Palestinians.
Trump to decide on ‘Deal of the Century’ release date in coming days
US President Donald Trump is expected to decide in the coming days whether to present the White House’s Middle East peace plan before the Israeli election, Channel 13’s political correspondent Barak Ravid reported in the American news website Axios on Sunday.
Congress rejects White House request for $175 million to advance Mideast peace plan
The U.S. Congress rejected a request for $175 million to be spent on pushing ahead with President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, a bipartisan spending bill published Monday showed.
Trump confirms peace plan to be released after Israeli elections
US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed that his administration would likely release its long-delayed peace plan after Israel’s elections in September.
Arab League renews pledge to give Palestinians $100 million in monthly aid
The Arab League Sunday reaffirmed a pledge to pay $100 million a month to the Palestinian Authority, a day after Washington unveiled its Middle East peace plan.
Arab League pledges $100 million a month to budget-stricken Palestinians
The Arab League on Sunday pledged $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel because of payments made to the families of Palestinian attackers and prisoners.
‘Israel Has a Right to Exist’: Evangelicals Help President Trump Craft Middle East Peace Plan
Evangelicals are on the front lines helping President Trump craft his plan for peace in the Middle East.
Trump prepared to pressure Netanyahu with peace plan
US President Donald Trump and his peace team say they are prepared to apply pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their effort to jump-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
U.S. expects some Israeli criticism of parts of coming Mideast plan: envoy
The Trump administration is prepared for Israeli criticism of elements of its coming Middle East peace plan, the U.S. envoy to the region said, even as Washington faces growing Palestinian accusations that it will be heavily tilted in favor of Israel.
US warns no one will be ‘fully pleased’ by Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
The Trump administration said Wednesday that neither Israelis nor Palestinian would be ‘fully pleased’ by its long-awaited Middle East peace plan, whose contents are one of the most guarded secrets in Washington.
PA leader Abbas talks US peace plan with Jordan’s Abdullah
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman on Wednesday to discuss the regional situation ahead of the expected unveiling of the U.S. administration’s Middle East peace plan.
As U.S. pushes for Mideast peace, Saudi king reassures allies
Saudi Arabia has reassured Arab allies it will not endorse any Middle East peace plan that fails to address Jerusalem’s status or refugees’ right of return, easing their concerns that the kingdom might back a nascent US deal which aligns with Israel on key issues.
Trump team preparing economic plan as part of Mideast peace proposal: official
A long-awaited Middle East peace plan from the Trump administration will include what the White House is calling a robust economic plan to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an official has said.
Jared Kushner says US will soon present Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, with or without Abbas
Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, said Washington would announce its Middle East peace plan soon, and press on with or without Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
Trump team ready to release peace plan
The Trump administration is finishing up its Middle East peace plan and intends to make it public soon, The New York Times reported Sunday.