Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected the U.S. peace plan would gain him votes in Monday’s election. It might not work out that way.
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Trump’s Mideast Plan Leaves Palestinians With Few Options
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.
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.
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.
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.
On West Bank, No One Rests Easy, No Matter What U.S. Says About Settlements
Palestinian and Israeli residents of the West Bank say the new American stance, that Israeli settlement is legal, does nothing to change their fundamental insecurity.
In a Jordan Valley Village, Palestinians Are Left in the Dark
In the West Bank village of Fasayil, near the border with Jordan, residents said Israel should fix the electricity before talking about annexation.
Palestinian Authority Bans Activities by Gay Rights Group
The Palestinian group, Al Qaws, vowed to continue its work. A police spokesman said its activities violated the “ideals and values of Palestinian society.”
Israel Is Expected to Approve Surge in Jewish Construction in West Bank
The government gave rare permission for some Palestinian housing, but is expected to endorse about 10 times as many units for settlers.
Israel Begins Tearing Down Palestinian Housing on Edge of East Jerusalem
The first of 10 mostly unfinished apartment buildings in a Palestinian area was razed, an act that Palestinian officials condemned as “ethnic cleansing.”