US ‘troubled’ by report Iranians want to raze tomb of Mordechai and Esther

Militant student group in Hamadan proposes turning Purim heroes’ tomb into Palestinian consulate in response to Trump plan; local official says site protected TOI staffToday, 7:35 am A US State Department body expressed concern this week over a report that Iranians were threatening to raze an ancient shrine revered by local Jews as the burial […]

Report: EU members weighing recognition of Palestinian state

Haaretz reports that the development is specifically in response to Trump’s peace proposal, Haaretz reported Member of the European Union are weighing the possibility of recognizing a Palestinian state after US President Donald Trump released his administration’s vision for Middle East peace. According to Israeli daily Haaretz, the initiative is being led by Luxembourg, which is […]

Shtayyeh: Respond to Israeli annexation, recognize Palestine as state

Shtayyeh: Respond to Israeli annexation, recognize Palestine as state EU foreign ministers should reject Trump peace plan By TOVAH LAZAROFF FEBRUARY 16, 2020 20:28 The international community should recognize Palestine as a state if Israel annexes West Bank settlements, Palestinian Authority Prime Minster Mohammed Shtayyeh said during a town hall meeting at the Munich Security […]

Grand Mufti issues decree banning Palestinians from supporting peace plan

Anyone who gives their support to Trump’s peace plan deserves to be “cursed by Allah, his angels and all people,” the Grand Mufti said. DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS FEBRUARY 15, 2020 09:50 The grand mufti of the Palestinian Authority has decreed that any Palestinian who cooperates with US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Middle […]