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Palestinians Condemn American Zionist Plans to Desecrate Muslim Cemetery in Jerusalem
Palestinian officials condemned on Saturday the intention of American Zionist groups to hold a ceremony at the Mammilla cemetery in West Jerusalem, considering it a desecration of the Islamic graveyard and a flagrant violation of […]

Expansion and Mass Eviction: Israel ‘Takes Advantage’ of Trump’s Remaining Days in Office
By Ramzy Baroud In a few words, a close associate of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, summed up the logic behind the ongoing frenzy to expand illegal Jewish settlements in Israel. “These days are […]

Palestinian Narratives have been Exploited to Validate International Designs on Palestine
By Ramona Wadi US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman is reeking of fake accomplishments. The “conflict”, he has claimed, will be over with the normalisation agreements which Arab countries are seeking with Israel. Israel Hayom’s report is […]

Impending Coup? US Friedman ‘Considering Replacing Abbas with Dahlan’
US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said that America is considering replacing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with Fatah’s dismissed leader, Mohammed Dahlan. Friedman made the comments yesterday in an interview with Israel Today, which is […]

US Ambassador Friedman and Israeli Leaders Fail to Reach Annexation Agreement
The US Ambassador to Israel, David M Friedman, and Israeli leaders failed to reach an agreement on the annexation plan at a meeting yesterday, local media have reported. Friedman is known to support illegal Jewish […]

Friedman: US to Recognize Israel’s Annexation of 30% of West Bank
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has confirmed that the US is ready to recognize 30 percent of Israel’s annexation of the occupied Palestinian West Bank, Israel Hayom reported. In an interview published on Friday, Friedman announced that the […]

Friedman: US Ready to Recognize West Bank Annexation ‘Within Weeks’
Israel is expected to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank within the coming weeks, the US envoy to Israel said on Wednesday. US Ambassador David Friedman to Israel said that Washington would be […]

US Warns Israel against Unilateral Annexation of West Bank Settlements
By Palestine Chronicle Staff US envoy David Friedman warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank without Washington’s consent, rejecting calls for immediate action by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his […]

Friedman: America’s Next Step is to Let Israel Annex West Bank
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Wednesday that America’s next step, after recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, is the annexation of the occupied West Bank, […]

Far from Being ‘Inhumane’, as US Ambassador Claims, Evicting Settlers is One Form of Justice
By Ramona Wadi The Zionist erasure of Palestinians from their landscape is no longer contested in the international arena. The dispossession of Palestinians is treated as a historical fact removed from their legitimate right of […]

Washington Is Facilitating Further Collective Betrayal of Palestinian Political Rights
By Ramona Wadi Palestinians want their land and rights restored; it’s a simple demand which the international community has succeeded in mangling in order to promote colonial agendas. US President Donald Trump has contributed to […]

The Book of Palestine: National Liberation Vs Endless Negotiations
By Ramzy Baroud Those who are still hoping that the new American agenda on Palestine and Israel is temporary, or reversible, should abandon this false hope. Washington’s complete adoption of Israel’s messianic, extremist policies […]

Jewish Settlers Confiscate Funds Raised to Help Palestinian Family Facing Eviction
A right-wing Israeli settlement group has confiscated money raised to help a Palestinian family facing eviction from their home in Jerusalem. The Elad Association is a notorious right-wing group which works to encourage Jewish settlement […]

Jewish Settlement Tunnel in Jerusalem ‘Damages 80 Palestinian Homes’ (VIDEOS)
Dozens of houses in the east Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan are at risk of collapsing due to a controversial Israeli tunnel project. The neighborhood’s community hub, the Silwan Information Centre, warned dozens of Palestinian buildings in […]

US Envoys Attend Opening of Controversial Archeological Site in Jerusalem
Two US envoys attended a controversial archaeological event organized by a Jewish settler-linked group in east Jerusalem on Sunday, their latest move breaking with precedent and angering Palestinians. White House adviser Jason Greenblatt and US ambassador […]

The Day After: What if Israel Annexes the West Bank?
By Ramzy Baroud Calls for the annexation of the Occupied West Bank are gaining momentum in both Tel Aviv and Washington. But Israel and its American allies should be careful what they wish for. […]

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 […]

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 […]

The PA’s Probable Approach to the ICC Plays into Israel’s Hands
By Ramona Wadi US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman claims that Israel has “the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank.” In response, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared […]

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 […]

Palestine Considers ICC Complaint against US Ambassador Friedman
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates is considering filing a complaint against the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his recent comments on the long-awaited US peace plan. Friedman, a […]

US Envoy: Israel Has ‘Right’ to Annex West Bank Land
The US ambassador has said Israel has the right to annex at least “some” of the occupied West Bank, in comments likely to deepen Palestinian opposition to a long-awaited US peace plan. The Palestinians have rejected the peace plan before […]

US to Announce ‘Deal of the Century’ after Israeli Ruling Coalition Formed (VIDEO)
The US plans to announce its long-awaited “deal of the century” after newly re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formed a ruling coalition. Aides to President Donald Trump said yesterday that they expect him […]

Friedman: Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ to Be Delayed by Several Months
The much-awaited proposal by the Trump administration on ending the decades-long stalemate between Israel and Palestine is still in the works and won’t be released for other several months, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman […]

Friedman: Deal of the Century to Be Announced at Appropriate Time
US Ambassador David Friedman said on Monday that the US Deal of the Century which refers to the US vision to solving the Palestinian- Israeli Conflict would be announced at the appropriate time. Israel Channel […]

US Ambassador: I’m an ‘Unapologetic Right-Wing Defender of Israel’ (VIDEO)
The US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman yesterday said that he is an “unapologetic right-wing defender of Israel” and described himself as a “security hawk”. Friedman made the comments in a speech at the Jewish […]

Slain Israeli Settler Was Well-Known Far-Right Activist (VIDEOS)
The Israeli settler killed by a Palestinian youth in the southern occupied West Bank yesterday was a well-known far-right Israel advocate. Ari Fuld, who lived in the illegal Efrat settlement, was a central committee member […]

Friedman: US Should Recognize Israel’s Right to the Golan
The United States ambassador to Israel David Friedman has said Washington should consider recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel without returning its sovereignty to Syria. In an interview with Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom […]

US Envoy to Israel: ‘No Need’ to Evacuate Illegal Settlements (VIDEOS)
US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, told Tel Aviv on Wednesday that there is “no need” to evacuate its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Friedman made the comments during a meeting with several […]

US Envoy David Friedman Slammed over Al-Aqsa Compound Picture
US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, has faced criticism for posing next to a doctored aerial image of Jerusalem showing the Third Jewish Temple where the Dome of the Rock stands today. us ambassador to […]