What is next for Palestine?
US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital came as no surprise to most Palestinians, for, after all the US’ political backing and military funding of Israel is older than the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
The Emerging Unholy Alliance Threatening Palestine’s Future
“While the present Saudi leadership and its allied Gulf states are clearly keen to formalize their relations with Israel, it is Israel that is driving this ‘deal/ultimatum.’ Between the Trump administration and Gulf fears of Iran, Israel sees the perfect opportunity to ‘legalize’ its occupation,” Al-Shabaka’s Nadia Hijab tells Al Bawaba.
Why is Trump Targeting Palestinian Refugees?
Netanyahu Changes His Tune on Defunding the Palestinians
Why Trump’s threat to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority and the U.N. agency for Palestine refugees has Israel scrambling.
Trump threat to cut Palestine aid could ‘unravel Oslo’
US President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) would deprive Washington of its influence on the body, and could cause the Oslo accords to unravel, analysts say.
Abbas looks beyond the US after Trump Jerusalem move
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is habitually cautious but, as protests have gripped the Palestinian territories since US President Donald Trump’s controversial policy shift recognising Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, he has adopted unusually harsh language.
U.S. Politics Increasingly Governed by Policy of Unilateralism
The politics of the Trump administration are being increasingly governed by the twin policies of unilateralism and isolationism.
What Now For the Palestinians?
Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s formally recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and setting in motion a plan to move the US embassy there has been condemned by many world leaders. So where does it leave the Palestinians?
Only grassroots activism and global solidarity can bring justice to Palestine
Less than a week after Trump’s announcement, predictions that it will inevitably lead to greater violence appear to be coming true as Israel clamps down on protesters taking to the streets.
