Minneapolis protests anti Palestine "Deal of Century," racist travel bans
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-02
Minneapolis, MN – On January 31, 40 people protested at the Minneapolis Federal Building to stand in solidarity with Palestine. The MN Anti-War Committee and Women Against Military Madness called this emergency response protest after President Trump's announcement of his 'peace' plan which he wants to impose on Palestine. The protest's message was clear: the "Deal of the Century" proposed by Trump and Netanyahu is a sham and part of an expanding apartheid against the Palestinian people. There can be no deal without the Palestinian right to return, the Palestinian right to exist, and the return of Jerusalem to Pal…
fightbacknews.org/2020/2/1/minneapolis-protests-anti-palestine-deal-century-racist-travel-bans

In Wake of Trump-Netanyahu Proposal, Palestinian Authority Cuts Ties With US
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-02
The Palestinian Authority, which governs the occupied West Bank, announced on Saturday that it would act immediately to cut ties with the U.S. after President Donald Trump unveiled a so-called peace plan that effectively allows Israel carte blanche to continue the occupation and theft of Palestinian land. | "We've informed the Israeli side … that there will be no relations at all with them and the United States including security ties," Authority president Mahmoud Abbas told members of the A…
truthout.org/articles/in-wake-of-trump-netanyahu-proposal-palestinian-authority-cuts-ties-with-us/

Trump's 'deal of the century' contradicts UN resolutions – Kremlin
rt.com | 2020-02-02
Moscow doubts the viability of the new peace plan for the Middle East recently unveiled by Donald Trump, as it is incompatible with UN decisions on the matter and does not sit well with the Arab world. | "It's plain enough that some of this plan's provisions do not fully correspond to the relevant resolutions by the UN Security Council," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Rossiya-1 channel. | His remarks appear to be the Kremlin's first official response to the US proposal. | "We see the reaction of the Palestinians, we see the reaction of a number of Arab states that are rejecting this plan in solidari…
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Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-02
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that "that there will be no relations at all" with Israel and the United States.

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel

Palestinians Have Only One Option Left: Stay and Fight
David Hearst | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-02
An elephant trap has for years now laid in the path of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's messianic plans to establish the state of Israel between the river and the sea. | It was the demographic fact that, in that …
globalresearch.ca/palestinians-have-only-one-option-left-stay-fight/5702541

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With the US and Israel
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-02
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that "that there will be no relations at all" with Israel and the United States.

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties With US, Israel

Israeli Army Bombs Hamas Targets in Northern Gaza
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-02
Israeli fighter planes launched attacks during the early hours on Sunday against alleged positions of the Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas ) in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, with no reports of casualties. | RELATED: | Dutch Court Throws out Case Against Ex Israeli Generals | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the bombings occurred in response to several missiles fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli occupied territories. | "In response to projectiles and incen…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Army-Bombs-Hamas-Targets-in-Northern-Gaza-20200202-0004.html

Russia questions feasibility of US peace plan for Middle East
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-02
A Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump contravenes several United Nations resolutions, Russian news agencies cited a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday, questioning the plan's feasibility.The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the United States and Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting the Middle East peace plan put forward by Trump."We see the reaction from the Palestinians, we see the reaction of a wide range of Arab states which have sided with the Palestinians in rejecting the plan. This, obviously, makes one think about its feasibility," Dmitry P…
yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-questions-feasibility-of-us-peace-plan-for-middle-east-3511049

Turkey to attend OIC meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-02
Turkey will attend the meeting of Executive Committee Ministerial on Monday, which will be held by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will take part in "the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Emergency Open-Ended Executive Committee Ministerial Meeting to be held in Jeddah on 3 February 2020 upon the request of the State of Palestine in order to discuss the most recent developments with regard to Israeli-Palestinian conflict," the statement said.On the sideline…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-to-attend-oic-meeting-in-saudi-arabia-on-monday-3511045

Lebanese Protest Against 'Deal of the Century' Near US Embassy – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-02
The plan was previously rejected by the Palestinian Authority, which vowed to cut ties with Israel and the US, urging people to participate in protests against the deal.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002021078205533-lebanese-protest-against-deal-of-the-century-near-us-embassy—video/

UAE Foreign Minister Slams Turkey's 'Colonial Illusions' Over Erdogan's Criticism of Gulf States
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-02
Previously, the Turkish president lambasted Arab states for not criticising Donald Trump's "deal of the century" to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Erdogan argued that the plan would amount to stealing Palestinian land if it is implemented.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002021078206143-uae-foreign-minister-slams-turkeys-colonial-illusions-over-erdogans-criticism-of-gulf-states/

Israel has played a key role in US aggression towards Iran
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-01
Before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Israel played a key and overlooked role in the Trump administration's aggression campaign against…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/01/israel-has-played-a-key-role-in-us-aggression-towards-iran/

Army Injures Two Palestinians, Abducts One, In Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, two Palestinians with rubber-coated steel bullets, caused dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, and abducted one, in Beita Village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Media sources said dozens of Palestinians protested near the main junction of the village, before the …
imemc.org/article/army-injures-two-palestinians-abducts-one-in-nablus/

Soldiers Injure 14 Palestinians In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
Israeli soldiers shot, Friday, 14 Palestinians, including ten with live ammunition, during protests on Palestinian lands east of Jabalia city, in the northern part of the besieged coastal region. The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the soldiers, stationed in their fortified sniper towers across the perimeter fence, shot ten …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-injure-14-palestinians-in-gaza/

Wounded Child From Kufur Qaddoum Remains In A Serious Condition
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
A child, who was shot and seriously injured in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, on Thursday, remains in a critical condition at a Palestinian hospital, medical sources have confirmed. The sources said the child, identified as Mohammad Mohannad Eshteiwi, 15, was shot in …
imemc.org/article/wounded-child-from-kufur-qaddoum-remains-in-serious-condition/

Soldiers Assault, Injure, A Palestinian In Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
Israeli soldiers assaulted, on Friday evening, a young Palestinian man from Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, causing various cuts and bruises. Media sources said the soldiers stopped a young man, whose identity remained unknown at the time of this report, and detained him …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-assault-injure-a-palestinian-in-hebron/

Ending Palestinian Statehood as 'Path' to Palestinian Statehood
Joshua Cho | commondreams.org | 2020-02-01
President Donald Trump talks with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jared Kushner in Jerusalem, May 22, 2017. (Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/nety_0_0.jpeg …
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Army Abducts A Palestinian In Qalqilia
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Saturday, a young Palestinian man from Kufur Qaddoum, east of Qalqilia, in northern West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers installed a sudden military roadblock near Jeet town junction, east of Qalqilia, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-a-palestinian-in-qalqilia-2/

Mahmoud Abbas says he will 'never accept' Trump's divisive plans for Palestine
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to cut security ties with both Israel and the US in a speech at an Arab League meeting in Egypt's capital which denounced the US plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Donald Trump's plan would grant the Palestinians limited self-rule in parts of the occupied West Bank, while allowing Israel to annex all its illegal settlements there and keep nearly all of east Jerusalem.The summit of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo was requested by the Palestinians, who responded angrily to the US proposal.Abbas said he told Israel and the US that "there will be no rel…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/02/01/mahmoud-abbas-says-he-will-never-accept-trumps-divisive-plans-for-palestine/

Arab League Rejects Trump's Deal, Palestine Breaks Ties With US
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
At the end of an emergency meeting held in Cairo (Egypt) on Saturday, the Arab League passed a resolution that rejects the so-called "Agreement of the Century" on the grounds that it does not consider the aspirations of the Palestinian people and international law. | RELATED: | President Abbas: 'I Won't Go Down in History Selling Jerusalem' | "The Arab League…
telesurenglish.net/news/Arab-League-Rejects-Trumps-Deal-Palestine-Breaks-Ties-With-US-20200201-0005.html

Israeli Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians In Tulkarem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-02-01
Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, dozens of Palestinians during a nonviolent procession, west of Tulkarem, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. | Media sources said dozens of Palestinians marched in condemnation of the so-called "Deal of the Century," presented by U.S.
imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-injure-dozens-of-palestinians-in-tulkarem/

Israel-Palestine: Time for Russia to Step up to the Plate
Eric Walberg | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-01
Is Israel US property? In many ways, yes. Despite its willful ways, Israel is always pushing the envelope with the US. It has been getting away with murder since it was founded, abetted and funded by the US. But the US has failed, and Jared Kushner is the perfect envoy for this latest ultimatum, crafted …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/israel-palestine-time-for-russia-to-step-up-to-the-plate/

In Wake of Trump-Netanyahu Proposal, Palestinian Authority Cuts Ties With US
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-01
The move came days after the White House announced the deal, which allows Israel the right to continue settlements and annexation while leaving Palestinians with vague promises of statehood at an undetermined future date. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/abbas_0_0_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/01/wake-trump-netanyahu-proposal-palestinian-authority-cuts-ties-us?cd-origin=rss

Palestinians around the world reject Trump's 'fraud of the century'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinians have responded to US President Donald Trump's peace plan with a resounding "no," expressing their frustrations with what they have dubbed as the "fraud of the century." From social media to the streets, Palestinians in the occupied territory and in the diaspora have rejected Trump's vision for the region, criticizing the plan for granting […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/palestinians-around-the-world-reject-trumps-fraud-of-the-century/

Trump's Annexation Scheme: A Stake in the Heart of the Moribund Two-State Solution and Peace
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Since no-peace/peace plans first surfaced in the 1970s, the US and Israel supported Palestinian self-determination in name only. | Both countries opposed the idea since Israel seized Palestinian territory not stolen in 1948. | A two-state solution was theoretically possible years earlier, …
globalresearch.ca/trump-annexation-scheme-stake-heart-moribund-two-state-solution-peace/5702445

"Balfouristans" for Bibi: "Apartheid" Isn't an Insult, It's a Blueprint
Richard Eskow | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
The image on the left is from a map Donald Trump tweeted out with the label, "Vision For Peace: Conceptual Map/The Future of Palestine." The one on the right shows the "Bantustans" created by apartheid-era South Africa in 1970, a move designed to pen the country's black citizens into impoverished "homelands." Any questions? These maps…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/balfouristans-for-bibi-apartheid-isnt-an-insult-its-a-blueprint/

Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump's Vision for the Future of Palestine
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a "peace" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.
mintpressnews.com/dissecting-trump-israel-palestine-mideast-peace-plan/264508/

Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump's Vision for the Future of Palestine
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a "peace" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.
mintpressnews.com/dissecting-trump-israel-palestine-mideast-peace-plan/264508/

Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine 'Peace' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-31
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a "win-win," but also say to the unconsulted party, "You better take it, or else." Yet …
fair.org/home/omar-baddar-on-israel-palestine-peace-plan-rainey-reitman-on-greenwald-persecution/

Trump's 'peace plan' gives the go-ahead to Israel's biggest land grab in decades
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Donald Trump's ' plan for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict' is catastrophic for Palestinians. One major problem is that it gives the green-light to Israeli politicians' long-held plans to annex the Jordan Valley. | The Jordan Valley, which includes the Dead Sea region, makes up a third of the occupie…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/01/31/trumps-peace-plan-gives-the-go-ahead-to-israels-biggest-land-grab-in-decades/

Palestinians around the world reject Trump's 'fraud of the century'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinians have responded to US President Donald Trump's peace plan with a resounding "no," expressing their frustrations with what they have dubbed as the "fraud of the century." From social media to the streets, Palestinians in the occupied territory and in the diaspora have rejected Trump's vision for the region, criticizing the plan for granting […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/palestinians-around-the-world-reject-trumps-fraud-of-the-century/

Massive Rejection of Trump's Plan in Palestine, Jordan, Yemen
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-31
Thousands of Palestinians held numerous demonstrations on the first Friday following the announcement of the so-called "Deal of the Century" promoted by the U.S. President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | Palestinian Leaders Taking Steps to Topple Trump's 'Peace Plan' | From Gaza to the West Bank, people protested energetically against what they called "an aparthei…
telesurenglish.net/news/Massive-Rejection-of-Trumps-Plan-in-Palestine-Jordan-Yemen-20200131-0006.html

Gaza Journalists Reject So Called 'Deal of the Century'
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinian journalists in Gaza applied their blood to the map of Palestine to symbolize their dedication to their home land. The Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza organized, on Thursday, a protest for Palestinian journalists, in front of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters, to show …
imemc.org/article/gaza-journalists-reject-so-called-deal-of-the-century/

Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Massive natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel and Palestine are slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen. What is certain, however, is that the Middle…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/pipeline-or-a-pipe-dream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/

Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Massive natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel and Palestine are slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen. What is certain, however, is that the Middle…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/pipeline-or-a-pipe-dream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/

More Fallout from Trump's Annexation Scheme of the Century
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
The unacceptable scheme is further proof of a geopolitical know-nothing US president

How government and media are prepping America for a failed 2020 election
Whitney Webb | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/how-government-and-media-are-prepping-america-for-a-failed-2020-election/

Palestinian Demolishes Own Home Near Jerusalem
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
A Palestinian citizen, on Friday, began tearing down his own home, near occupied Jerusalem, WAFA News Agency reported. Ibrahim Erekat, from the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, said he was informed by the Israeli municipality of the order to demolish his home, because he lacked an Israeli building …
imemc.org/article/palestinian-demolishes-own-home-near-jerusalem/

Trump and Putin Made this the Best Week Ever for Netanyahu
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is coasting into his country's third elections on March 2 with the success of two tremendous achievements over the past week that was interestingly made possible by both American and Russian Presidents. U.S. President …
globalresearch.ca/trump-putin-made-best-week-ever-netanyahu/5702401

Adalah: Trump Plan Normalizes Israel's Apartheid Regime in West Bank
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Adalah: Plan is no more than joint U.S.
imemc.org/article/adalah-trump-plan-normalizes-israels-apartheid-regime-in-west-bank/

Gaza Is Already Unliveable: Help the Freedom Flotilla Sail Against the Inhuman Blockade of Gaza
Freedom Flotilla Coalition | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
In 2020, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition will sail again to break the illegal and inhuman blockade of Gaza. During this mission we will be focusing on children and youth struggling to survive in the wreckage of Gaza, their beloved home. | …
globalresearch.ca/gaza-already-unliveable-help-freedom-flotilla-sail-against-inhuman-blockade-gaza/5702379

What's New About Trump's Mideast 'Peace' Plan? Only the Blunt Crudity of Its Racism
Saree Makdisi | thenation.com | 2020-01-30
What's New About Trump's Mideast 'Peace' Plan? Only the Blunt Crudity of Its Racism.
thenation.com/article/world/israel-palestine-trump-netanyahu/

General strike in Gaza, protests rage against Trump's 'deal of the century'
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-30
Palestinians waged a general strike in the besieged Gaza Strip Jan. 29 as protests continued to rage against the "dismal" Middle East peace plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. His so-called "deal of the century" has been met by global condemnation with international governments and progressives branding it as "shameful" and unworkable. …
peoplesworld.org/article/general-strike-in-gaza-protests-rage-against-trumps-deal-of-the-century/

Trump's "Deal of the Century" Will Not Bring Peace: That was the Plan for the US and Israel
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-30
Much of Donald Trump's long-trailed "deal of the century" came as no surprise. Over the past 18 months, Israeli officials had leaked many of its details. The so-called Vision for Peace unveiled on Tuesday simply confirmed that the US government has publicly adopted the long-running consensus in Israel: that it is entitled to keep permanently …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/trumps-deal-of-the-century-will-not-bring-peace-that-was-the-plan-for-the-us-and-israel/

Trump's 'win-win' plan hands everything to Israel
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-30
Palestinian resistance Omar KarmiIssue 1251 Palestine apartheid IsraelJanuary 30, 2020After much anticipation and with great ceremony, on January 28 United States President Donald Trump presented…
greenleft.org.au/content/trump-peace-plan-hands-everything-israel

Gaza Surf Project makes waves
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-30
international solidarity Jim McIlroyIssue 1251 Australia Palestine SydneyJanuary 30, 2020The Gaza Surf Project aims to establish a surf life saving club in Gaza to teach lifesaving and run a Nipper…
greenleft.org.au/content/gaza-surf-project-makes-waves

Trump's fake 'peace plan' is permanent apartheid for Palestine
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-29
Attorney, professor, and author Noura Erakat on Trump's "deal of the century": a call for permanent apartheid in Palestine. President…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/29/trumps-fake-peace-plan-is-permanent-apartheid-for-palestine/

"Yet Another Declaration of War on Palestinians": Rashid Khalidi on Trump's Middle East "Peace" Plan
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-29
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to annex about 30% of the occupied West Bank, after Israel was given the green light to do so by the United States. On Tuesday, President Trump

USPCN Rejects "Deal of the Century"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-29
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN). | Three war criminals – Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israeli politician Benny Gantz – have met in DC this week, and today unveiled the announcement of Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner's self-proclaimed "deal of the century." | As Palestinians and Arabs living and organizing in the U.S., we join the voices of our people in besieged Gaza and all across Palestine and the Arab World in fully rejecting this sham peace process created by the apartheid, settler-colonial…
fightbacknews.org/2020/1/29/uspcn-rejects-deal-century

Pipeline or a Pipedream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-29
Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel and Palestine is slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen. What is certain, however, is that the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/pipeline-or-a-pipedream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/