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Trump: Palestinians Aren't Looking to Making Peace – but I'm Not Sure Israel Is Either
Source: Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/trump-i-m-not-sure-israel-is-committed-to-peace-1.5807517
By Noa Landau
Published Feb 11, 2018In interview with Sheldon Adelson-owned Israeli newspaper, U.S. president also says Israeli settlements complicate the task of making peace
Read MoreWashington no more: Palestine turns to Moscow for future Israel talks
Source: RT
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/418798-palestine-us-israel-abbas/
By John Wight
Published 14 Feb, 2018
It is no secret that Palestinian trust in Washington as an impartial broker and mediator in future peace talks with Israel has been shredded.
Read More400 Muslim, Christian, Jewish Leaders Sign 'Washington Declaration' for Religious Tolerance
Source: The Cristian Post
By Samuel Smith , CP Reporter
Published Feb 7, 2018
WASHINGTON — Over 400 Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders from all over the world affirmed on Wednesday a new declaration calling for the global protection of religious minorities and marginalized communities.
Read MorePalestinian youth in Nablus: 'Unite and stop with the division'
Source: +972 Magazine
https://972mag.com/palestinian-youth-in-nablus-unite-and-stop-with-the-division/133301/
By +972 Magazine Staff
Published February 20, 2018
Palestinian youth demonstrate in Nablus, demanding peace and calling for non-violent opposition to the occupation.
Read MoreOpinion // Now It's Official: America’s Ambassador to Israel Trolls for Its Right-wing Extremists
Source: Haaretz
By Ahmad Tibi
Published Feb 20, 2018In closed meetings and openly on Twitter, David Friedman propagandizes for Israel’s annexationist right; his only mention of Palestinians is to blame and vilify them. Sadly, in Israel’s foreign diplomat circles, he’s not alone
Read MoreNickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process: Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, 20 February 2018
Source: ReliefWeb
REPORT from UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Published on 20 Feb 2018
Read MorePalestine calls for multilateral meeting by mid-2018 to decide a timeline for two-state solution
Source: Scroll.in
https://scroll.in/latest/869518/palestine-calls-for-multilateral-meeting-by-mid-2018-to-decide-a-timeline-for-two-state-solution
By Scroll staff
President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the United States’ sole involvement in negotiation talks.
Read MoreOpinion // Israel Is Fast Becoming a Rogue State. And Trump Is Complicit in That Downfall
Source: Haaretz
By Stephen Robert
Published Feb 22, 2018America has always acted as a brake on the Israeli right wing’s more destructive moves to sabotage peace. Trump has ended that
Read MoreCarter warns of 'catastrophic' consequences Trump's policy on Palestine
Source: PressTV
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/02/22/553277/Carter-Trump-Israel-Palestine-Abbas
Published Feb 22, 2018
Former US president Jimmy Carter has warned about the “catastrophic” consequences of abandoning the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Read MoreAmerican Jews Have Never Needed Israel
Source: Forward
By Michael Robin
Published February 21, 2018
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