Posts Tagged: Trump and Palestinians
Palestinian PM: ‘God Help Us if There Are Four More Years of Trump’
i24 News – Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh expressed Monday his utmost concern in the case that US President Donald Trump was re-elected...
US Economic Plan Decried by Palestinians but Gets Cautious Nod in Gulf
Palestinians on Wednesday poured scorn on the Trump administration's $50 billion investment plan to help achieve Middle East peace, but US Gulf Arab allies said...
Veteran Palestinian Negotiator Says She Was Denied US Visa for First Time
A veteran Palestinian negotiator said on Monday she had been denied a US travel visa for the first time, and viewed it as retaliation for...
US Envoy Urges Tighter Business Ties Between Israeli Settlers, Palestinians
The U.S. ambassador to Israel on Thursday urged deeper business ties between Israeli settlers and Palestinian businessmen in the West Bank, angering Palestinian leaders. David Friedman, who was appointed...
US Palestinian Mission to Merge With Israel Embassy in March
The United States Consulate General in Jerusalem, which serves Palestinians, will be absorbed into the new US Embassy to Israel in March, an American official said on...
UN Palestinian Aid Agency Narrows Funding Gap After Trump Exit
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has almost closed a funding gap caused by the loss of $300 million in US contributions, its chief said...
US State Department Revokes PLO Ambassador Family Visas
The United States revoked visas for the family of the Palestine Liberation Organization ambassador, the envoy said on Sunday, the latest development in the worsening...
Pro-Israel Groups Praise Trump Administration’s Closure of PLO DC Office
A number of US-based, pro-Israel groups have praised the Trump administration’s decision the close the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington, DC. The American Israel...
Trump Cuts $25 Million in Aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem Hospitals
US President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review...
Trump Administration to Drop Funding Next Week for UN Palestinian Refugee Aid Agency
The Trump administration will announce a decision within days to cancel funding for a UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, several people familiar with the...
Trump at West Virginia Rally: Israel to Pay ‘Higher Price’ for Jerusalem Embassy Move
JNS.org – US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel will have to pay “a higher price” in peace talks with the Palestinians as a...
Return of the Refugee Crisis
JNS.org – Thanks to a decision by the administration of US President Donald Trump, an international agency tasked with caring for refugees is facing budget...
Palestinian UN Aid Still $200 million Short After Trump Cuts
Emergency food aid for around a million Palestinians in Gaza may run out from June if the UN agency for Palestinian refugees cannot raise another...
