The landscape has shifted so much that a proposal that would have been a nonstarter a decade ago has put the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in a bind.
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Putin Pardons American-Israeli Swept Up in Geopolitical Game
Naama Issachar had been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for a small amount of marijuana. The case was linked to the American extradition of a Russian man.
What You Need to Know About Trump’s Middle East Plan
The proposal, three years in the making, favored Israeli priorities and was conceived without Palestinian input. Here are the main points and some of the most contested elements.
A Muted Arab Response to Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan
The U.S. is banking on Arab leaders to help make its plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict work. It is not clear how realistic that is.
A Deal That Has Two Elections, Rather Than Mideast Peace, as Its Focus
The Israeli-Palestinian peace plan unveiled by President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounds more like a road map for their own futures than for the Middle East.
Trump Outlines Mideast Peace Plan That Strongly Favors Israel
President Trump called the plan, which would discard the longtime goal of granting the Palestinians a full-fledged state, a “win-win” for both sides.
Trump Releases Mideast Peace Plan That Strongly Favors Israel
The plan would discard the longtime goal of granting the Palestinians a full-fledged state. President Trump called it “a win-win” for both sides; Palestinian leaders immediately rejected it.
Israeli Cabinet Will Vote to Apply Sovereignty to Part of West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government would vote Sunday on the move, which could apply to nearly a third of the West Bank.
Trump Plan’s First Result: Israel Will Claim Sovereignty Over Part of West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government would effectively annex nearly a third of the occupied West Bank, with U.S. approval.
Trump’s Mideast Plan Is Seen Mainly as an Election Lift for Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel returns this week to the White House, where President Trump is expected to lay out the details of a plan that is three years in the making.