Middle East peace plan

Despite Common Rejection of Trump’s Mideast Plan, Some Hope to Restart Talks

February 11, 2020

A few days after Jared Kushner, President Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, met with United Nations Security Council members offsite in New York to sell the United States’ Mideast deal for peace, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came to the Council to vehemently oppose it. While Abbas’s criticisms were echoed by most members of the Council, …

Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East, Security Council, US Foreign Relations

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Israeli Settlements: A Timeline From 1967 to Now

July 11, 2014

by Irwin Arieff

Here is a comprehensive, up-to-date timeline charting the nearly 47-year campaign of Israeli settlement development in territories occupied by Israel after the Six-Day War, along with a graph tracking the years and population. This timeline accompanies “The Limits of Diplomacy: Israeli Settlements” by Irwin Arieff. 1967 June 5-10: The settlements have their origins in …

Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East

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Middle East peace plan

Despite Common Rejection of Trump’s Mideast Plan, Some Hope to Restart Talks

Israeli Settlements: A Timeline From 1967 to Now

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