"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

 “Whoever is not ready to talk with the Americans about peace – does not want peace.”

“We stand shoulder to shoulder with you in Egypt in the fight against terrorism,” Pence said.

More than 50 percent of the U.S. initial payment to UNRWA was withheld "for future consideration."

Officials said the administration is considering the idea of making contributions dependent upon the Palestinian Authority's return to the negotiation table with Israel.

Israel is a "colonial project that has nothing to do with the Jews...We will not accept what the U.S. is going to propose to us and will not accept its mediation."

Next week the PLO leadership plans to present a proposal to change the status of the Palestinian Authority from a “transitional authority” to a “state under occupation.”

Back in early December, following Trump's Jerusalem declaration, Abbas announced that the US is no longer qualified to serve as an honest broker for the peace negotiations with Israel, and said he is seeking an alternative.

Maher Obaid is coordinating operations for the Hamas “Judea & Samaria Desk,” which operates out of Gaza.

Hamas is not likely to claim responsibility for the murder, having learned the lesson of the summer of 2014, when Hamas agents murdered three Israeli teens and brought a torrent of devastation on the Gaza Strip.

We don't know for sure, but if Peace Now says so, it could be true, so like, Hallelujah?

Two scenarios – even more violent Arabs in the territories and a PLO that's shopping around world capitals for an independent state – represent the essence of media criticism of President Trump's threat to cut aid to the Palestinian Authority.

Clearly, this is not about US foreign policy, it's all personal.

It's not known how the Palestinian Authority responded to the Japanese peace summit proposal.

"We’re committed to the pursuit of prosperity, security and peace, and I think it’s easier for any one of us to achieve it with the help of the other."

“There is no other solution than the two-state solution, and no two state-solution without an agreement by both sides on Jerusalem."

"The US decided to support Israel’s claims and rhetoric of an exclusive 'Jewish capital,' over the inclusion and respect that a city important to the three monotheistic religions should have," Abbas claimed, ignoring the fact that when the holy city had been under Arab rule, from 1949 to 1967, Jews were completely banned from their holy sites.

"We remain committed to helping facilitate a comprehensive peace agreement that is acceptable to both Israelis and Palestinians."

We are honored to have been actively involved in this effort and to work closely with the leading advocates for this move, particularly our dear friends Ambassador David Friedman and Congressman Ron DeSantis.

Talk about revisionism…

Shaath promised, "We will go to the Security Council with a draft resolution against the United States and demand recognition of the state of Palestine." Of course, the United States has a veto power over all UNSC decisions.

“We note that we cannot imagine Israel would sign a peace agreement that didn’t include the Western Wall.”

The folks in Ramallah, meanwhile, declared the US Vice President persona non grata, because of the president's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. So no laying a wreath on Chairman Arafat's grave for now.

Instead of waiting for Israel to complete its part in implementing Oslo, Abbas urged the full support of the OIC members for the PA's quest to become a full member of the United Nations.

"Erdogan should not preach to us; he bombs Kurdish villages in Turkey, imprisons journalists, helps Iran evade international sanctions and helps terrorists attack innocents in Gaza and other places."

"The Vice President very much looks forward to traveling to the region and to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President el-Sisi."

Will Jordan also reconsider all the free water Israel sends them too?

Nowhere in her statement did PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi pause to urge her people to restrain themselves from rioting violently.

The group wants to reverse 50 years of liberation and bring back to holy city its reality of the 1950s and '60s, when foreign tourists used the Mandelbaum Gate crossing to walk through the barbwire fence that divided Jerusalem.

Regardless, rumors are continuing to fly around the world about the possibility that Trump will ... announce a decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.

The White House warning on Wednesday that there is "nothing to report" makes it clear that another signature on a waiver is more likely than not.