Moving the US embassy to Jerusalem will strengthen the far right, and may also further isolate Israel
In a letter to president-elect Donald Trump, Palestinian National Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has laid out a warning in regards to moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa—as reported by Al Jazeera—Abbas argued that moving the embassy would have a “disastrous impact on the peace process, on the two-state solution and on the stability and security of the entire region”.
A symbolic resolution against Israeli settlements
Observers are divided on whether the recent UNSC resolution will lead to any substantive change.
Facing pressure from the right, Netanyahu supports ‘racist’ muezzin bill to appease settler base
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Heads for 50 Years of UN Failure
Come 2017, the United Nations will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the world’s longstanding unresolved political problems firmly entrenched on the UN agenda: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dating back to the Six Day War in June 1967.
Landmark Fatah congress becomes political battlefield
Mahmoud Abbas is likely to emerge from congress stronger, but divisions in ruling Fatah party have grown, experts say
Fatah holds congress amid Abbas’ succession speculation
Analysts say the meeting is unlikely to deliver the new strategies needed to unite Palestinians and challenge Israel.
Is the Palestinian movement Fatah losing its soul?
New central leadership committee will be elected during gathering, which is expected to pave way towards agreeing on successor to Abbas.
How will US election affect Middle East policy?
Incoming president will inherit Obama’s legacy of “perpetual warfare” in the region, analysts note.
Palestinians aren’t counting on Trump or Hillary for their liberation
Americans will still have a long way to go before they can decide what their country represents. Once they do, Palestinians can begin to care again about what happens in Washington.
