The Palestinian Authority pledged a "new peace plan" as they prepared for the Arab League Summit yesterday. But the "new peace plan" is no different than the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. “We [the Palestinians] want it to be implemented as it was in 2002, without amendments.” ~Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas That statement followed a recent …
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The Arab League Summit will take place in Amman Jordan next week. One major agenda item is the revised "peace plan" to deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But who are the Palestinians, and what are the origins of "Palestine?" You may be surprised to know that the term "Palestinians" was first applied to Jewish people …
Following the Trump-Netanyahu press conference on Wednesday, there has been media frenzy about whether or not a two-state solution is still the primary objective in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I commented on it briefly yesterday, but want to share some additional thoughts today. First, news feeds have been abuzz since the press conference with Trump administration officials …
Good morning friends! There is a bit of excitement in the air as I contemplate what we know so far from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit with President Trump. To my knowledge, no news outlets or any other public sources have released details beyond the opening press conference held yesterday. If you have …
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