Day: January 28, 2020

Hamas: Israel is playing with fire

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Hamas official issues warning to Israel after US unveils peace plan. Dalit Halevi, 29/01/20 Khalil al-Hayya, a member of Hamas’ political bureau and one of the group’s senior officials in Gaza, on Tuesday called on Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas to reach an agreement with the organization on a unified strategy for dealing with […]

Kushner: Palestinians have a perfect track record of blowing every opportunity

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Senior White House adviser urges PA not to reject the Trump administration’s peace plan, which he says is open to negotiation. Elad Benari, 29/01/20  Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner on Tuesday admonished Palestinian Arabs not to blow their “big opportunity” to achieve peace with Israel. “What you’ve seen today is that President Trump has […]

Mideast plan draws immediate responses from Jewish, Israel-related groups, Mideast experts

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“It is now essential that Palestinians forego the path of violence, boycotts and the criminalization of differences at international forums and return to peace talks with Israel,” stated AIPAC. Jackson Richman (January 28, 2020 / JNS) Jewish and Israel-related groups expressed mixed reactions to the Trump administration at long last releasing its long-awaited peace plan on […]

Saudis call for direct negotiations between Palestinians, Israel

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JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 29, 2020 00:33 The Saudi Foreign Ministry responded to President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, encouraging the start of direct peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis under the auspices of the United States and “to resolve any disagreements with the plan through negotiations.” The ministry pointed to the Arab […]

Russia preparing territorial claims against US regarding Bering Strait

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Russia preparing territorial claims against US regarding Bering Strait  Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00:19 PM     Russia is considering the possibility of refusing to comply with the USA/USSR Maritime Boundary Agreement, which delimited the maritime area of the Bering Strait. Important committees of Russia’s Federation Council discussed the expediency of continuing to observe the […]

Abbas: 1,000 ‘no’s to the Trump plan

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Referring to the plan as “the slap of the century,” Abbas said he did not find anything new in Trump’s announcement. KHALED ABU TOAMEH JANUARY 28, 2020 22:49 Palestinians from across the political spectrum have strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan for Mideast peace, which was unveiled by the White House on Tuesday. “We […]

Harvard University Professor and Two Chinese Nationals Charged in Three Separate China Related Cases

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The Department of Justice announced today that the Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department and two Chinese nationals have been charged in connection with aiding the People’s Republic of China. Dr. Charles Lieber, 60, Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, was arrested this morning and charged […]

PEACE TO PROSPERITY

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A Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People https://www.haaretz.com/embeds/pdf_upload/2020/20200128-201549.pdf

U.S. Government Leaders Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (January 28, 2020)

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Location:  Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza Event:  With widespread calls for demonstrations in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza, U.S. government employees and their family members are not permitted until further notice to conduct personal travel to the areas of Jerusalem’s Old City surrounding the Damascus Gate, Herod’s Gate, Lion’s Gate, and Chain Gate, Haram Al-Sharif/Temple […]

US releases map of Israel/Palestine under peace deal

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Borders of Israel, proposed state of Palestine under ‘Deal of the Century’ revealed. Arutz Sheva Staff, 28/01/20 20:52 the mapscreenshotThe Trump Administration released a map showing what the borders of Israel and the proposed Palestinian state would look like under the ‘Deal of the Century’ Tuesday.The 15 localities that will remain as enclaves, according to […]

Trump signs bill boosting security funding for houses of worship

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Top Jewish group hails ‘vitally important’ measure, which provides billions of dollars to ‘secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks’ TOI staffAgenciesToday, 2:35 pm One of the United States’ largest Jewish umbrella organizations on Tuesday praised US President Donald Trump after he signed a bill authorizing the granting of hundreds of millions of dollars to “secure […]