Israel has ended the Temporary International Presence in Hebron. Such restraining influence as it was able to exercise has now been lost.
Articles tagged: ‘Palestine’
Pompeo invites the world to Warsaw
Posted onUS/Polish proposal for a ministerial on the Middle East, but mainly on Iran. No takers so far.
Selling to the enemy: how Palestinians resist land sales to Israelis
Posted onTwo recent events highlight the continuing issue of land sales in East Jerusalem to Israeli settlers and Palestinian attempts to thwart them.
BDS: three developments
Posted onHSBC disinvests in Elbit, Israel publishes a blacklist, Congress stalls on anti-BDS action.
Palestine: Abbas dissolves the Legislative Council and calls new elections
Posted onPresident Abbas has dissolved the PLC, in which Hamas held the majority of the seats. His move has been rejected by Hamas. New elections could well be postponed indefinitely.
Political prisoners
Posted onMany countries in the region hold disgracefully large numbers of prisoners, but information is patchy and unreliable.
Violence in the West Bank
Posted onWest Bank – a week of shootings. Possible political consequences. Kushner’s peace plan still at the other end of the rainbow.
Palestinian diplomacy
Posted onMahmud Abbas and senior Palestinian officials have had high-level exchanges with Russia, Italy and the Vatican. Palestinian unity over a US resolution at UNGA proves short lived.
GCC – still standing
Posted onGCC summit in Riyadh solves no problems but keeps the show on the road. MBS turns up at last.
Jordan – the economy – MBS
Posted onJordan – continuing protests over austerity and corruption. Remains a significant regional player. MBS doesn’t come.