In an exclusive interview with Reuters on April 28, 2017, President Trump was asked if he would use his trip to Israel as an opportunity to declare that the US recognizes Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel. Trump's response: "Ask me in a month on that." Many are reading into the statement and Trump's …
Continue reading To Move or Not to Move: Final Thoughts about Moving the Embassy
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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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 …
Continue reading Some Thoughts about the Long-Awaited Trump-Netanyahu Meeting
In interesting turns of events, nations seem to be hesitant to commit to the proclamation made following the Middle East Peace Conference held yesterday in Paris. As reported earlier, nothing new came of the conference, and the main point was to encourage Israel and the Palestinians to recommit to negotiations. Today, Britain and some Balkan …
Continue reading LATEST: EU Fails to Adopt Paris Conference Declaration
