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Arab Normalization with Israel is the Start of an Anti-Iran Alliance
By Iqbal Jassat As Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium flanked by the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the UAE to sign what has been hailed as a “historic peace agreement” […]

Faux Peace: Israel and Arab Gulf Royals
By Jamal Kanj Ascribing the euphemism, peace, for formally normalizing the relationship between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the smaller Island of Bahrain with Israel, is an abysmal attempt to repackage Jarred Kushner’s string […]

Protests in US as Israel Signs ‘Peace Deals’ with UAE, Bahrain (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was met by dozens of anti-corruption Israeli protesters and pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the White House yesterday, the Times of Israel reported. Israeli protesters gathered at the entrance to the […]

Hundreds of Palestinians Rally against Arab Normalization Agreements with Israel
Hundreds of Palestinians rallied in several West Bank cities against the signing of normalization agreements with Israel by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain planned for later today in Washington. Palestinians demonstrated in Nablus, […]

Bahrain Civil Society Groups Reject Normalization Deal
Civil society groups in Bahrain have rejected the government’s normalization agreement with Israel which is expected to be signed formally in Washington DC on Tuesday. Seventeen organizations have issued a joint statement to this effect, with […]

Palestinians in Gaza Rally against Bahrain-Israel Normalization (VIDEO)
Dozens of Palestinians rallied in Gaza on Saturday, expressing their anger at Gulf countries’ deals to normalize relations with the Jewish State, Reuters reported. Bahrain followed the UAE to become the fourth Arab country to […]

Palestinian Resistance Movements Call for PLO to Leave Arab League
The Palestinian resistance movements have called for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to withdraw its membership from the Arab League after its disavowal to support the Palestinian cause and fight normalization with Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. […]

PLO: Arab People, Including in UAE and Bahrain, Reject Normalization with Israel
Saeb Erekat, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said today that the Arab people, including in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, reject normalization with the occupation state, Israel, expressing […]

Bahrain-Israel Normalization Agreement Announced
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The country of Bahrain became the latest Arab nation to normalize ties with Israel, less than a month following a similar decision by the United Arab Emirates. The Bahraini decision, […]

Bahrain Rejects US Push for Normalization Deal with Israel
Bahrain said Wednesday it was committed to the creation of a Palestinian state in talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, implicitly rejecting his push for Arab countries to swiftly normalize ties with Israel. […]

Israel Attends Bahrain Anti-Iran Maritime Conference amid Increasing Normalization
Iran and Hamas have condemned Israel’s participation in a US-led maritime security meeting which was held on Sunday in Bahrain, amid increasing normalization between the Jewish state and Gulf countries. The head of the Israeli Foreign […]

Israeli Minister Seeks ‘Non-Aggression Pacts’ with Gulf Arab Nations
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday he was seeking “non-aggression” agreements with Gulf Arab nations that do not formally recognize the country as a prelude to possible future peace deals. Details of the proposal […]

Israel’s FM Sends Bahrain Counterpart and ‘Friend’ Eid Greetings
Bahraini Foreign Minister Khaled Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday received salutations for the Muslim celebration of Eid from his Israeli counterpart and “friend” Yisrael Katz. Katz wrote on Twitter: “My friend Khalid Bin Ahmed Al […]

Israel, Bahrain FMs Hold First Public Meeting
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifah and his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz held their first open and public meeting in the US on the sidelines of the Advance Religious Freedom conference on […]

Hamas Delegation Meets Russia Officials in Moscow
A Hamas delegation headed by Dr. Musa Abu Marzouq yesterday met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Bogdanov in Moscow. Abu Marzouq briefed the Russian official on the political developments of the Palestinian issue including […]

The International Community is Facilitating Palestine’s Demise
By Ramona Wadi The UN has contributed another contradiction in its assessment of Palestinian prospects following the “Peace to Prosperity” summit. Instead of highlighting how and why the UN has failed Palestine, a recent statement […]

The International Community Has Enabled the ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Sham
By Ramona Wadi The “Peace to Prosperity” workshop was all about making a statement on the normalization of the colonial state of Israel. Forget simply normalizing “ties” with Israel; eliminating the settler-colonial context of the […]

Kushner Declines to Support Palestinian Statehood
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, declined opportunities in an interview with CNN, Wednesday, to express support for Palestinian statehood. Speaking from Bahrain, Kushner responded to a question about a future independent state for […]

Arab-Israeli Normalization: A Desperate Attempt at Isolating Iran
Bahrain hosted the economic version of the so-called Deal of the Century. A two-day conference, co-hosted by the United States, was held in the capital, Manama, on June 25-26. The Palestinian leadership has rightly refused to […]

Abbas: Palestinian National Rights Are Not Traded for Money
President Mahmoud Abbas affirmed that Palestinian national rights are not traded for money. During a press conference with his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Piñera at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, Abbas stated: “The Palestinian national rights are […]

Hamas Chief Haniyeh: ‘Palestine Is Not for Sale’
Head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has said that Bahrain conference “secures economic cover for a political attempt to liquidate the Palestinian cause.” Haniyeh’s statement came in a speech during a conference organized by Palestinian factions […]

Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza Protest against Bahrain Conference (VIDEO)
Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets this morning and gathered in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City to protest against the […]

Deal of the Century or Eon of Disasters?
By Jamal Kanj The Trumpian hyperbole marketing brand had generated unrealistic expectations for the “Deal of the Century.” For over a year and a half, Jared Kushner promised but missed at least three dates to […]

Palestinians Hold General Strike against Bahrain Conference (VIDEO)
Palestinian factions today announced a general strike in the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip in protest against Bahrain’s hosting of the “Peace to Prosperity” conference. The conference kicked off today in the Bahraini […]

Clashes Erupted in Hebron as Palestinians Rally Rejects Bahrain Conference
Clashes erupted today in the Hebron (Al-Khalil) area after dozens of Palestinians marched towards Israeli army checkpoints, to protest against the upcoming US-led conference in Bahrain. PALESTINIANS RALLY ACROSS OCCUPIED WEST BANK TO PROTEST BAHRAIN CONFERENCE https://t.co/Ui5UTD7ToN […]

‘Deal of the Century’ to Grant $9 Billion to Egypt
According to documents released by the White House, the economic aspect of Donald Trump’s ‘peace plan’ between Palestine and Israel includes granting $9 billion to Egypt, half of which is in the form of soft […]

US Ambassador to Israel: Bahrain Workshop Will Create Momentum
The United States Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, has hailed the upcoming US-led conference in Bahrain this month as an important step towards achieving Washington’s Middle East peace plan in the region, despite Palestinians announcing they would boycott the meeting. Friedman told […]

Palestinian Businessmen Boycott US-Led Bahrain Conference
Palestinian businessmen boycotting the Trump administration’s Bahrain workshop designed to encourage investment in the territories say only a diplomatic path to statehood can end decades of conflict with Israel. The United States has dubbed the June 25-26 […]

Greenblatt: Bahrain Workshop is ‘Not about Buying Palestinians off’
US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt has stated that next week’s Bahrain economic workshop is the first part of the United State’s peace plan known as ‘Deal of the Century.’ Greenblatt has also emphasized to […]

Peddling the Lie of Economic Incentives to Obliterate Palestinian Demands
By Ramona Wadi The dangerous farce of finding a purported solution for Palestine continues. To detract from issues such as the ongoing forced displacement of Palestinians and the Palestinian right of return, a new twist […]