Palestinian state

In Palestine, UN Secretary-General says two-state solution 'only way

New York - Musimchronicle

Unitehttp://www.themuslimchronicle.com/breakingnews/china-at-un-again-urges-talks-with-nkorea-151056d Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday reiterated his call for a political solution to the Middle East conflict that would end Israel's occupation of Palestinian land and would create an independent Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel in peace and security. "It is my deep belief that it is essential to restart a serious and credible politicalRead more

Abbas meets Trump May 3 in Washington

Amman - Arab Today

Fatah Central Committee member Azzam Al Ahmad said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump on May 3 to discuss Mideast peace process. In statements to Jordanian Al Ghad newspaper, Ahmad said the two leaders are expected to discuss a number of political and economic issues as well as the two-state solution, haltingRead more

At White House, Jordan king to present Arab view on peace

Amman - Arab Today

Jordan’s King Abdallah will be able to deliver an Arab consensus on Mideast peace when he meets with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, after a recent summit hosted by the monarch renewed an Arab offer of recognition of Israel in exchange for Palestinian statehood. Could the revived Arab plan, coupled with Trump’s stated eagerness to strikeRead more

Jordan condemns Israel's decision to build new settlement in West Bank

Amman - Arab Today

Jordan has strongly condemned Israel's decision to build a new settlement in the occupied West Bank. Israel's security cabinet on Thursday approved the building of the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiates with Washington on a possible curb of settlement activity. The decision constitutes a stark violation toRead more

AL urges int'l community to press Israel to halt settlements

Cairo - Arab Today

The Arab League called on the international community to ratchet up pressure on Israel to halt its settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian lands. In a statement on Thursday to mark the 41st anniversary of Land Day, the AL's General Secretariat urged Israel to stop the enactment of racist laws, citing Israel's issuance of a law to muffle Muslim callRead more

Results of Arab leaders summit in Jordan

Amman - Kamal Aslimi

The Arab leaders, stressed, at the end of their 28th summit held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of King Abdullah II, in the Dead Sea region, that protecting the Arab world from the dangers and building the best future four their peoples need joint Arab action. They renewed their rejection of all unilateral Israeli steps aimed at changing facts onRead more

Netanyahu denies plans for Palestinian state in Sinai

Ramallah - Arab Today

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied claims about discussions to establish an independent Palestinian state in Gaza extending into the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, according to a report published in the Middle East Monitor. Israeli media reported that Israeli Minister Ayoub Kara said Netanyahu had discuss such a plan with US President Donald Trump during his recent visit toRead more

US will not insist on 2-state solution in Mideast

Washington - Arab Today

The White House signaled a sharp break with decades of support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Tuesday, on the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House. A senior White House official said the United States would no longer seek to dictate the terms of any eventual peace settlement, but would support what theRead more

Aide: Netanyahu opposes Palestinian state

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state, a senior Israeli Cabinet member said on Monday, but left it unclear whether the prime minister would say that publicly in talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington this week. Netanyahu has never explicitly abandoned his conditional support for a future Palestine, and his spokesman did not respond immediately to a request toRead more

UN Official Condemns Israeli Settlement Law

Ramallah - Arab Today

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said the new Israeli law legalizing dozens of unlawful West Bank settler outposts crossed a "very thick red line". Mladenov said the legislation "opens the floodgates to the potential annexation of the West Bank." If Israel moves to strengthen its control over the area, it would jeopardizeRead more