Benjamin Netanyahu has made his closeness to President Trump, who gave him much of what he wanted, central to his political appeal. Things will be different in a Biden administration.
Tag: West Bank
Abbas Is Counting on a Trump Loss to Revive Palestinian Fortunes
A Biden victory could bring economic relief for Palestinians and friendlier relations with Washington, though not a return to 2016. A Trump win? They’d rather not think about it.
U.A.E. and Israel Agree to Visa Waivers and Direct Flights
In the first official U.A.E. visit to Israel since the countries normalized relations, they agreed to ease travel and upgrade West Bank checkpoints. Palestinians called it tacit assent to Israeli occupation.
Meron Benvenisti Dies at 86; Urged One State for Jews and Palestinians
As a political scientist, columnist and ‘the last Zionist,’ he argued against a separate Palestinian state, saying the growth of West Bank settlements had precluded it.
Options Dwindling, Palestinian Leader Calls for U.N. Peace Conference
President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority asked the United Nations to convene a conference in early 2021 to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israeli Settler Gets 3 Life Sentences for Firebomb Attack on Family
The shocking killing of a young couple and their son in a West Bank village drew condemnation from Palestinians and Israeli leaders.
Bahrain Will Normalize Relations With Israel, in Deal Brokered by Trump
The island kingdom in the Persian Gulf becomes the second Arab nation in a month to more openly embrace Israel, dismissing Palestinian objections.
Palestinians Rejected Tax Money to Slap Israel. It’s Not Israel That’s Hurting.
Palestinian families are suffering intensely as their government’s tax protest continues, even though the cause — Israel’s push to annex the West Bank — has been suspended.
Israel and United Arab Emirates Strike Major Diplomatic Agreement
President Trump announced that Israel and the United Arab Emirates would establish “full normalization of relations” and that in exchange Israel would forgo for now “declaring sovereignty” over occupied West Bank territory.
Israel Quietly Opens Its Borders, and Palestinians Have a Beach Day
Tens of thousands of Palestinians slipped through holes in Israel’s security barrier, with Israel’s tacit approval, for a rare day on a Mediterranean beach.