“In an interview with a Palestinian newspaper, the president’s son-in-law has revealed himself to be either strikingly naive—or deeply cynical,” write Philip Gordon and Prem Kumar.

“The last thing Israelis and Palestinians need now is another failed blueprint. Stabilizing Gaza is more important,” writes Ilan Goldenberg.

Arab officials interviewed by Israel Hayom confirm to Kushner their countries’ support for Trump’s ‘deal of the century’.

The agency said it has struggled since the US cut contributions earlier this year.

Netanyahu and Trump believe that Israel can occupy the West Bank forever. The ‘deal of the century’ that the U.S. plans to present is based on the assumption that the Palestinians have neither the will nor the power to resist.

The plan would create territorial contiguity between Jerusalem and the Gush Etzion settlement bloc, which is adjacent to Bethlehem.

On 21 June 2018, Civil Administration personnel, accompanied by military forces, arrived at the community of Khirbet Humsah, in the northern Jordan Valley and delivered temporary evacuation orders to all sixteen families living in a number of separate compounds in the community.

A bill that would in effect let cabinet members choose their ministries’ legal advisers is part of the coalition’s program to eliminate checks on its power.

Israel has reportedly agreed to set up a floating dock in Cyprus to receive goods bound for the Gaza Strip as a way to ease the rehabilitation of the ailing Palestinian enclave, conditioning the plan on the return of two Israeli civilians and the bodies of two IDF soldiers held by Hamas.