"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Fooled us once, shame on us. There won't be a second fooling.

Levy repeats the mantra that only the complete return of Judea and Samaria to the Arabs would guarantee the desired, long-lasting peace.

The Palestinian Central Council decided on the suspension of recognition of the State of Israel until it recognizes the State of Palestine.

A source close to the delegations told Al Hayat that the truce agreement would be announced on Friday in the presence of all the terror factions in Cairo.

Why haven't the PLO and Hamas permitted these three million or so people to turn their tent and shack cities into actual cities? Because if they do, it would mean they have given up the hope of returning to Israel.

It comes down to money: President Trump believes that the Arab side is so strapped for economic aid, they would sign anything for a bit of promised prosperity.

During the hearing, the squatters' attorneys made it clear that their clients were not willing to move too far from the current location of their shantytown, at most "a hundred or two hundred meters."

Response by Hamas: "Greenblatt and Kushner have adopted the Israeli position."

On May 14, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the newest star of the leftwing of the Democratic party, tweeted, in reaction to an Al Jazeera story on...

A senior Egyptian source said "Trump and his people have proven that they are able to think outside the box and produce creative solutions."

The Europeans are warning Israel against the destruction of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, where, as of 2018, there are 173 Bedouin residents,...

Most Israelis want the leadership to let the IDF win.

Proposals for new paradigms, including calls for Israel to extend sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, are gaining traction.

"Only after that, we will make a decision on our embassy move," Bogdanov said.

If a deal is reached with other regional Arab leaders without his participation, Abbas will undoubtedly whine that a "solution" was imposed on his people.

The PA denied having sent its representative to the clandestine meeting.

Israel intends to set up a project team within the next two weeks, and complete a working plan in the next three months.

"Simply resolving core issues without creating a pathway to a better life will not lead to a durable solution."

They are seriously concerned over in Ramallah about President Trump's apparent plan to go over their heads to the people and give them what they need: prosperity.

The Palestinian Authority has been boycotting the Trump administration since December 2017, which is why Kushner and Greenblatt will likely skip Ramallah this time.

"They discussed the need to facilitate humanitarian relief to Gaza," the White House said.

"I hope the citizens of South Korea will gain the quiet they have been seeking for years.”

Friedman's trip to the White House confirms many recent reports that the Trump administration is about to present its peace plan soon.

"Dr. Erekat – we have heard your voice for decades and it has not achieved anything close to Palestinian aspirations or anything close to a comprehensive peace agreement."

Labor party Chairman Avi Gabbay wants to stick with Labor's failed formula.

"An independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital [...] is the beginning and the end of any peace project.”

A senior US government official said the report on the peace plan is fake news.

Erekat: “The U.S. cannot be a mediator or partner in the peace process unless it withdraws its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, because it makes no sense for Palestine to be without East Jerusalem as its capital."

Call it the art of the deal or call it simply Trump's impatience with politeness and protocol – he did pop the question.

It would be a real eye opener for the 83-year-old Abbas should Trump keep his word and come over in May to inaugurate the new American embassy in Jerusalem.