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Israel warned at U.N. against annexation but U.S. gives green light
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president who leads Trump in polls, voices opposition to annexation
European MPs demand halt to Israel's annexation plan
The European Union has been seeking to persuade Israel to back down and is weighing retaliatory measures as a response if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes ahead
Palestinians rally against Trump Middle East plan
It is the largest rally of its kind since Trump in January unveiled his controversial plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Chinese, Russian, European Union, and Japanese diplomats also take part in the protest.
West Bank plan will create 'apartheid' – U.N. experts
The United Nations experts say the annexation would be a 'serious violation' of the UN charter and the Geneva Conventions, and would only intensify human rights violations in the West Bank
Palestinian PM submits 'counterproposal' to Trump plan
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says they proposed the creation of a 'sovereign Palestinian state, independent and demilitarized' with 'minor modifications of borders where necessary'
West Bank poverty may double over pandemic as annexation looms
(UPDATED) The number of households living below the poverty line in the West Bank could rise from 14% to 30% in 2020, warns the World Bank
Palestinian government ends coronavirus lockdown
Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says returning to normal life requires caution, warning that an increase in cases could lead to restrictions being reinstated
Iran's Khamenei: Fight to 'liberate Palestine' is 'Islamic duty'
Khamenei lashes out at Western governments and their Arab 'puppets' for supporting the Jewish state, in his first ever address marking Jerusalem Day
Palestine confirms virus cases, declares two-week tourist ban
Infected visitors have visited the Church of the Nativity, built on the location revered as the birthplace of Jesus
U.N. calls for '2 state' solution to be respected in Middle East
The UN reiterates its support for a solution 'where two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders'
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza, Syria after Palestinian rocket barrage
The Israeli military says it had struck 'dozens' of Islamic Jihad targets throughout Gaza
Israel plans new east Jerusalem settlement – watchdog
Peace Now says the plan 'also includes the demolition of dozens of Palestinian residential units that were built in the area without permits throughout the years'
Pompeo says settlement report shows U.N.'s 'unrelenting anti-Israel bias'
This is in response to the UN's list of 112 companies with activities in Israeli settlements, including major US firms Airbnb, Expedia, and TripAdvisor
Palestinian leader warns U.N. on Trump's 'Swiss cheese' peace
'Who among you would accept such a state?' Abbas asks, as he warns that Israel would create an 'apartheid' situation if it moves ahead with annexation
Lacking support, Palestinians pull request for U.N. vote against Trump plan
The Trump administration has put heavy pressure on critics of the Israel-friendly Middle East plan, diplomats say
Pan-Islamic body O.I.C. rejects Trump's Middle East plan
The pan-Islamic body represents more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide
No Palestinian recognition if peace plan goals unmet – Kushner
Trump's son-in-law says that if Palestinians are unable to meet the conditions of the plan he crafted, Israel should not take 'the risk to recognize them as a state'
Arab League rejects Trump's Mideast plan
The pan-Arab bloc convenes in Cairo days after the US unveils its plan which is seen as favoring Israel
Palestinians protest against Trump's Middle East peace plan
The terms of the plan are roundly rejected by Palestinian leaders, with president Mahmud Abbas vowing the proposal would end up in the dustbin of history
How the world is reacting to Trump's Middle East plan
The plan ignites a furious rebuke from key Muslim countries who denounce it as betrayal of the Palestinians
Trump backs Israel, offers limited Palestinian state, in plan
Here are some of the major points of Trump's plan, which he presented alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and which the Palestinian leadership quickly criticized
Trump ignores critics, to unveil Israel-Palestinian peace plan
Netanyahu, praising Trump as 'the greatest friend that Israel's had in the White House,' describes the peace plan as 'the deal of the century'
Trump to present long-delayed Middle East peace plan
Trump repeatedly boasts that he is the most pro-Israeli US president in history
Gaza protests against Israel suspended for 3 months – organizers
The weekly protests began in March 2018, calling for an end to Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and for Palestinians to be allowed to return to their ancestral homes inside the Jewish state
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire – army
The army says the 'projectile was fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory and was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system'
ICC prosecutor announces probe into 'war crimes' in Palestinian territories
'War crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip,' says Prosecutor Fatou Besouda
Israel expels Human Rights Watch country director
Israel accuses American citizen Omar Shakir, the New York-based rights group's director for Israel and the Palestinian territories, of supporting a boycott of the Jewish state
Israelis celebrate, Palestinians rail against U.S. settlement move
The decision is the latest in a series of pro-Israeli moves by Donald Trump's administration
In new pro-Israel shift, U.S. no longer calls settlements illegal
US State secretary Mike Pompeo tells reporters, the US has concluded that 'the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not, per se, inconsistent with international law'
Israel to probe 'unexpected' civilian casualties in Gaza strike
Thirty-four Palestinians are dead after a strike targeting Islamic Jihad in Gaza
Exchange of fire after Israel kills Palestinian commander in Gaza
(3rd UPDATE) Israel launches air strikes in response to barrages of retaliatory rocket fire, with the Gazan health ministry reporting 4 people have been killed and 25 wounded in the Palestinian enclave
Israel strikes kill 1 in Gaza after first rockets in weeks
Gaza Islamist rulers, Hamas, says the 'Zionist enemy bears full responsibility' of the pre-dawn air raids
Banned from visiting Palestine by Israel? There's an app for that
A new virtual reality application is launched to give everyone the chance to tour specific sites in the Palestinian Territories
Led by Sanders, Democrats vow to press Israel on Palestinian state
Bernie Sanders accuses both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fomenting division
All agreements off if Israel annexes territory, Abbas warns at U.N.
'Our response, if any Israeli government is to proceed with this plan, is that all signed agreements with the government of the occupation and any obligations therein will be terminated,' says Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas
Q&A: What would Israel annexing the Jordan Valley mean?
Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge, a week ahead of a closely fought general election, is controversial but what would it actually mean?
As Israel returns to polls, Palestinian democracy in stasis
When Israelis vote next week it will be the 6th general election since Palestinians last had the chance to cast ballots in parliamentary polls more than 13 years ago
Palestinian dies of wounds from Gaza-Israel border clashes
At least 306 Palestinians have been killed since March 2018 by Israeli fire
Palestinians to file complaint over Honduras' recognizing Jerusalem
President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras announces that his country would open a diplomatic office in Jerusalem
Jared Kushner visits after Israel okays homes for Palestinians, settlers
Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, visits Jordan and Israel
Hamas official condemned after calling on Palestinians to kill Jews
(UPDATED) In video from a speech to participants of weekly protests on Friday, July 12, Fathi Hamad, a member of the movement's top political body, can be seen calling on Palestinians across the globe to carry out attacks
U.S. kicks off Mideast plan, with Palestinians boycotting
For now, its plan will open over cocktails and dinner Tuesday evening in Bahrain at an intimate two-day 'economic workshop' at a luxury hotel overlooking the Gulf
Palestinians reject U.S.-Bahrain peace plan as Israel advises 'surrender'
The Peace to Prosperity economic workshop that begins June 25 is billed as the start of a new approach that will later include political solutions to the long intractable Middle East conflict
Arabs renew pledge to give Palestinians $100M in aid monthly
Arab foreign ministers also insist on the 'complete Arab support to the Palestinian state's economic, political, and financial independence'
Israel to attend U.S. Mideast peace conference – minister
'Israel will be represented at the Bahrain economic workshop in a way that will be decided later on,' Foreign Minister Israel Katz writes on Twitter
Germany says 2 states 'only solution' to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Heiko Maas reaffirms his country's support for a two-state solution ahead of a long-awaited United States peace plan
U.S. envoy: Israel has 'right' to annex West Bank land
Palestinians have rejected the plan before it has even been unveiled, seeing US President Donald Trump as irredeemably biased for Israel
Kushner suggests Palestinians not ready to govern themselves
In an interview with Axios, Jared Kushner says the Palestinians 'need to have a fair judicial system... freedom of press, freedom of expression, tolerance for all religions' before the Palestinian territories can become 'investable'
Clashes erupt at flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
The incident between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police took place as Israel marked Jerusalem Day, which this year coincided with the final days of Ramadan
