US, European, and Middle Eastern officials have been sending out messages recently suggesting that there may be a path to establish a Palestinian state as part of a larger peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was among … Read more
An initiative by the US administration to end Israel’s conflict with Hamas by forming a Palestinian state provides a “tailwind for terrorists,” Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu of the far-right Otmza Yehudit Party said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Rather than “award” the Palestinians a state, Hamas must come “crawling and … Read more
A plan to hold a largely declaratory vote in Israel’s parliament (the Knesset) against international unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state was canceled on Monday after the opposition party Yisrael Beytenu proposed a more hawkish declaration to oppose Palestinian statehood under any condition. The cancellation was an indication of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sensitivity … Read more
Israel must recognize a Palestinian state at the pre-1967 lines in order to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that appeared to douse US President Joe Biden’s hope for a trilateral deal between Washington, Riyadh, and Jerusalem this year. “The Kingdom has communicated its firm position to … Read more
