Posts Tagged: Palestinian Statehood
Bolton Clarifies at Briefing: Palestine ‘Is Not a State’
JNS.org - US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that Palestine “is not a state” but a “so-called state.” Speaking to reporters in the White...
AIPAC Head Calls for Creation of a Palestinian State in Conference Address
JNS.org - The head of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee called for the creation of a Palestinian state in his address to the organization’s annual...
Slovenia Postpones Vote on Recognition of Palestinian Statehood
JNS.org - Slovenia has postponed a controversial vote on recognizing Palestinian statehood. Slovenia’s STA press agency reported that the parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee suspended a session on the recognition of...
Australia’s New South Wales Labor Party Recognizes ‘Palestine’
JNS.org - The New South Wales (NSW) branch of Australia’s Labor party has voted to recognize the state of “Palestine” amid a larger push for Palestinian...
Russia: We Will Recognize West Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital if Eastern Part of City Becomes Palestine
In a diplomatic missive endorsing the two-state solution, Moscow has said that it is ready to recognize West Jerusalem as Israel’s official capital, providing that...
AIPAC: Touting Tyranny in Pursuit of Bipartisanship
"A durable Israeli-Palestinian peace can best be achieved through direct negotiations between the two parties, resulting in a Jewish state living side-by-side in peace with...
Trump: Two-State Solution Preferable, But Up to Israel, Palestinians to Decide
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he likes the concept of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, expressing his preference on the issue...
The Impossible Deal: Establishing a Peaceful Palestinian-Arab State
It was exhilarating to watch US President Donald Trump, at his press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, refuse to parrot the tired, irrational,...
Australian Foreign Minister Says She’s Open to Two-State Solution Alternatives
JNS.org - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop seemed to suggest an openness to alternatives to a two-state solution less than a day after US President...
Gallup Poll: American Public ‘Closely Split’ on Palestinian Statehood, With Increase in Number Opposed
Americans are "closely split" on the issue of Palestinian statehood, a Gallup poll released Monday revealed. The poll, Gallup said, was conducted amid talk from...
An Inane, Insane Initiative
"While there is, at best, only a slim chance for a comprehensive permanent status agreement in the foreseeable future, the conflict will eventually be resolved,...
Hands Off Israel at UN, Republican Lawmakers Urge Obama
JNS.org - Republican members of the US House of Representatives pressed President Barack Obama to veto any United Nations Security Council resolutions on Palestinian statehood that...
Lame-Duck Obama’s Last Hurrah
US President Barack Obama is rumored to be planning a lame-duck anti-Israel move after the election of his successor Tuesday, and before handing over of...
Netanyahu Says He’s Willing to Revive Arab Peace Initiative With Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Monday of reviving a 2002 Arab peace initiative that offers Israel diplomatic recognition from Arab...
