‘The occupation broke her once. Now Israel is trying to break her again.’

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“All Palestinians are branded as either being a terrorist or having the potential to become a terrorist,” says Yara Hawari. “When you dehumanize people in such a way then you can excuse doing inhuman things to them.”

EU funding criterion accused of ‘criminalising Palestinian resistance’

The European Union has been criticised for caving-in to Israeli pressure following its adoption of a new funding criterion, which critics have warned is intended to criminalise Palestinian dissent.

Why are Arab states ‘divided’ in the face of the US-Israeli plan?

Several countries facing social and economic upheaval and a perceived threat from Iran fail to challenge Trump’s plan.

After Trump’s plan, what options do Palestinian leaders have?

Palestinian Authority says it will go to United Nations, as analysts warn leaders must take action soon.

Trump’s Mideast Plan Leaves Palestinians With Few Options

Article - The Palestinian Authority Is a Sinking Ship

The landscape has shifted so much that a proposal that would have been a nonstarter a decade ago has put the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in a bind.

Trump Unveils Middle East Plan

Article - Israeli Prime Minister Cuts Short White House Visit

President Donald Trump unveiled his Middle East peace plan at the White House Tuesday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side. The plan includes redrawing the map of the West Bank to favor Israel while offering Palestinians a conditional pathway to statehood. Palestinians have rejected the plan and called on Arab neighbors to boycott. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara speaks with Al-Shabaka policy fellow Halah Ahmad.

Palestinians skeptical of Trump’s Middle East peace plan

Article - What to expect from Trump’s Middle East peace plan

Palestinians are skeptical of the Trump administration’s long-anticipated Middle East peace plan, calling it the ‘steal of the century,’ after President Trump unveiled the complete proposal Tuesday.

What to expect from Trump’s Middle East peace plan

Article - What to expect from Trump’s Middle East peace plan

Dubbed by the administration as the “deal of the century,” Trump’s plan aims to provide a solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The economic side of the plan was revealed back in June 2019, but greeted with widespread disappointment by Palestinians.

Why Trump’s Mideast splash is causing barely a ripple in Arab world

Article - Palestinian developer builds city of dreams, but will they come?

The Palestinian cause, our reporter writes, once united Arabs more than language itself. So why is the imminent announcement of a pro-Israeli “peace plan” not eliciting a regional outburst?