( Middle East Monitor ) – The Trump “deal of the century” is nothing if not predictable. The product of a small group of Orthodox Jewish Americans willingly adopting the long-standing plans of the Israeli right, it merely reaffirms what Israeli policy has in fact done “on the ground” over the past 53 years. In […]
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Middle East
Jared Kushner’s Bantustan Plan Dooms Palestinians to Permanent Military Occupation
( Middle East Monitor ) – So the administration of US President Donald Trump finally published its “Ultimate Deal”, a document being trumpeted as a “peace plan”. But in reality, it is nothing of the sort. It is more like a plan for the pacification of Palestinian resistance; a formula for the liquidation of the […]
Will Saudi Arabia ever End its Catastrophic War on Yemen?
By Helen Lackner | – ( OpenDemocracy.net ) – While Saudi Arabia seeks an exit from the Yemen war, it is deepening its involvement in the South instead. Last year saw some significant changes in Saudi strategy in Yemen. Following on the UAE departure, the new Deputy Defence Minister, Khalid bin Salman, the crown prince’s […]
Top 3 Ways America has been Deeply Wounded by Supporting Israel Lobbyists like Jared Kushner
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Jared Kushner is essentially an Israeli squatter on Palestinian land in the West Bank, and so it is little wonder that his plan for Palestinians is that they should continue under the Israeli jackboot and that a third of their territory in the West Bank should be given to Israel. […]
The Kushner Plan is a Dramatic Campaign Stunt for Trump and Bibi and Apartheid for Palestinians
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – Now comes the most imperial campaign stunt in modern history, just in time for Israel’s third election since April – Israel’s annexation of Palestinian territories. This is intended to benefit both indicted Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and impeached American President Donald Trump, in their symbiotic efforts to stave […]
As anti-Trump Protests Erupt in Palestinian West Bank, Israeli Occupation forces wound Dozens
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dozens of Palestinians were injured in protests throughout the Palestinian West Bank by Israeli Occupation troops on Wednesday. Gaza was closed down by a general strike. This according to the Egyptian newspaper al-Misrawi. Two Palestinians were wounded by live fire by Israeli troops in al-Bira. Palestinian demonstrations and confrontations with […]
Buried in Trump-Netanyahu Deal Is Effort to Torpedo Int’l Criminal Court War Crimes Probe of Israel
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – The plan announced Tuesday by the White House demands Palestinians “dismiss all pending actions” before the International Criminal Court. As the International Criminal Court moved forward this week with its investigation into alleged war crimes committed against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, the White House’s new […]
Top 5 ways Trump plan for Palestinians is a Crime against Humanity
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Tuesday, an American president being impeached for abuse of power announced a historic plan for Israel-Palestine alongside an Israeli prime minister who was just indicted for bribery and corruption. (The Israeli parliament declined to grant Netanyahu immunity, and he withdrew the request, allowing the formal indictment to be filed.) […]
Trump didn’t Consult Us Palestinians about his Plan, but here’s What one Palestinian Thinks of it
By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | – Israeli President Donald Trump has revealed his long-awaited peace plan aiming, as he claims, to bring a “precise technical solutions” for the Palestinians and the Israeli and make the region “safer” and “much more prosperous.” He described his deal as a “win-win opportunity” for Israel and the […]
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