“It beggars belief to suggest that Netanyahu and his fellow travelers will see Trump’s ‘proclamation’ as anything less than an endorsement of Israel’s expansionist goals in Jerusalem, particularly given the failure of the Trump administration to thus far in any way suggest opposition,” writes FMEP’s Lara Friedman.

In response to President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel (and his directive to move the U.S. Embassy there), several FMEP grantees have condemned the move and warned of the disastrous implications of such unilateral action.

The Palestinian Authority’s refusal to meet with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during his upcoming visit to the region is “unfortunate,” a White House official said. “It’s unfortunate that the Palestinian Authority is walking away again from an opportunity to discuss the future of the region,” Pence spokesman Jarrod Agen said in a statement.

“While Trump insists the move is critical to ‘advance the peace process and to work towards a lasting agreement,’ it appears to have had exactly the opposite result,” writes Ishaan Tharoor.

“It’s time to stand up for the human rights of Palestinian children who are mistreated and abused in the Israeli military detention system,” writes US Representative Betty McCollum.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but was met by a firm rebuff from EU foreign ministers who saw the move as a blow against the peace process.

Amid mounting anger over the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Jordanian parliament on Sunday voted unanimously to review the 1994 peace deal with Israel. The measure is unlikely to lead to concrete changes as the king is in charge of the country’s foreign affairs.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi were scheduled to meet in Cairo on Monday to discuss US President Donald Trump’s changes to American policy on Jerusalem, the official PA news site Wafa reported on Sunday.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem “is not something that is going to happen this year, probably not next year.”

A planned handover of power in Gaza from Hamas to the Palestinian Authority under a landmark reconciliation accord hit “obstacles” on Sunday’s deadline to do so, a top official said.

“Netanyahu’s Israel openly mocks the values that Europe claims to hold dear. When will European leaders stand up and reject the unacceptable reality of the past 50 years?” asks Hagai El-Ad.

Thousands protest President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Israeli forces kill at least one and critically wound another. Hundreds more are wounded by live fire, rubber bullets, and tear gas.

Gaza-based journalist Saud Abu Ramadan talks to +972 about the limits that Palestinian protesters face in Gaza and asks, how, under the existing conditions, the residents of Gaza are supposed to resist.

Video shows shows soldiers dragging a young Palestinian man through the streets of Hebron, repeatedly kicking, slapping, and manhandling him.

A group of settlers squatting in a disputed Hebron building submit to the High Court of Justice on Sunday conditions under which they would agree to evacuate the complex they have illegally inhabited for over four months.