Posts Tagged: US Palestinians
US Stops UN From Recognizing a Palestinian State Through Membership
The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny...
PA: Blinken Tells Abbas US Committed to Reopening Consulate
i24 News – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday that the US is committed to reopening the...
Why Do We Allow the Palestinians to Pay Terrorists?
On March 8, 2016, Taylor Force, a 28-year-old West Point graduate and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, was visiting Israel with members of his graduate...
Jewish Leaders Denounce Palestinian Authority’s ‘Fort of Torture’
JNS.org - With $221 million in US aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) hanging in the balance, American Jewish leaders and organizations across the political spectrum...
Assessing the Growing Sympathy With Palestinians Among Millennials and Liberals
JNS.org - Leading up to Election Day in November, American voters will likely continue to hear from presumptive nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton about why...
Obama Says US Considering Support of Palestinian State at UN
JNS.org - President Barack Obama said at a news conference on Tuesday that the US is considering the possibility of supporting the unilateral recognition...
Kerry Set to Arrive in Israel as PA Threatens to Walk Away from Talks
JPost - US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit next week for talks on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, even as senior Palestinian officials...
Washington Post: Kerry’s ‘Intense Focus’ on Peace Process Provokes ‘Head-Scratching Among Diplomats’
In an editorial published by the Washington Post Sunday, the paper attempted to deconstruct U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's "intense focus" on reaching a...
Marwan Barghouti: ‘The Arab Peace Initiative is the Lowest the Arabs Have Gone’
"The Arab Peace Initiative is the lowest the Arabs have gone in terms of a historical settlement with Israel," Marwan Barghouti, a high-ranking Fatah...
Abbas Advisor: Palestinians Shouldn’t Have ‘Excessive Dreams’ About U.S. Plan to Boost Economy
Palestinian Arabs shouldn't have "excessive dreams," about U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's proposal to boost the Palestinian Authority economy, a senior economic adviser...
Kerry, Netanyahu Praise ‘Serious’ Efforts at Restarting Peace Talks
Israel and the United States raised hopes for the resumption of peace talks Thursday, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli President Benjamin...
Senior Israeli Official: Obama Understands that Mahmoud Abbas Won’t Allow Peace Deal
A senior Israeli diplomatic source has told Israeli daily Israel Hayom that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to make significant progress toward a...
Kerry and Netanyahu Agree to do “Some Homework” After Meeting to Discuss Peace Process
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss restarting the peace process. Netanyahu pledged support for economic initiatives...
Report: US Softening Opposition to Fatah-Hamas Unity
Jerusalem Post - The US appears to have softened its opposition to unity between Fatah and Hamas, a top Fatah official in the West...
