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Arab League rejects Trump peace plan

Egypt Independent   The Arab League’s foreign ministers on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” peace plan for “not meeting the minimum rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people, contradicting UN resolutions and the US Administration’s call to commit to international references of fair and comprehensive …

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Algeria rejects US “peace” plan

Amr Mohamed Kandil – Egypt Today   Unlike many other Arab countries, Algeria immediately confirmed its rejection of the Middle East peace plan sponsored by US President Donald Trump, which gives Israel the right to have Jerusalem as its capital. In a statement published on Wednesday, the Algerian Foreign Ministry …

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Trump proposes Palestinian state capital at East Jerusalem

Ahram Online   U.S. President Donald Trump proposed on Tuesday the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem, dependent on Palestinians taking steps to become self-governing, to achieve a peace breakthrough in their decades of conflict with Israel. Senior administration officials, briefing Reuters on the details …

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Second Nakba in the making?

Combined, Trump’s decisions on Palestine constitute the gravest attack on Palestinian rights since the historic dispossession of 1948. James Zogby  Two years ago, Friday, President Donald Trump formally recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. We knew then that it was an irresponsible and cruelly insensitive act; that would do grave harm …

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Hollow Promises

As theworld continues to await the so-called Deal of the Century, nothing suggests that sustainable peace will be one of its outcomes. Hussein Haridy General elections are scheduled for 17 September in Israel; the second poll in less than six months. The importance of these elections from an Arab point …

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Palestine reject Trump’s “Second Balfour Declaration”

Egyptianstreets   The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates described the U.S.-led economic plan for the Middle East is a “second Balfour Declaration.” The ministry said in a press statement on Sunday; “Day after day, the reality of the US intentions and attitudes against the Palestinian people and their …

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Arabs call for “Boycott of Jerusalem Israeli capital supporters”

Egyptianstreets An Islamic summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Friday asserted its support of the Palestinians’ inalienable rights ahead of a US-led peace plan and called for a “boycott” of countries that have opened diplomatic missions in the city. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, which was held in …

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