“By closing its representative institution to the Palestinians, the Trump administration has again harmed peace prospects.”

“Taken together with Trump’s other recent moves—relocating the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, closing the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington, eliminating funding to Palestinian refugees, canceling assistance to the West Bank and Gaza—it is now nearly impossible for the United States to play a central role in pursuing a peace deal, as it has killed off its relationship with the Palestinians.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled that he supported a Palestinian “state-minus,” wherein Israel would maintain a military presence across Israel and the West Bank.

Israeli right-wing group The Public Forum has recently released a video bashing the New Israel Fund in which it calls on Israelis not to vote for contenders in municipal elections who are supported by the U.S.-based non-profit.

Israel’s national broadcaster will not lose the rights to broadcast Euro 2020 and 2022 World Cup qualifier soccer games after the European soccer body withdrew an earlier demand that games not be broadcast in West Bank settlements, according to a Tuesday report.

Despite its said commitment to human rights, Google Maps is violating international law and agreements about the geography of Palestine (West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza) and is disregarding the restrictions to movement imposed on Palestinians by the Israeli occupation, putting their lives in danger.

City sanitation workers enter Palestinian refugee camp as part of outgoing Mayor Barkat’s plan to replace UNRWA and oust it from Jerusalem.