FMEP in the News
US cautiously watches Israeli-Palestinian peace initiatives, The Arab Weekly
“As Obama nears end of his presidency, he is widely assumed to be considering last move on Israeli- Palestinian conflict,” FMEP’s Matt Duss writes.
US-Israel relations
Evangelical Lutherans to US: End Israel aid if settlements stay, The Times of Israel
At triennial assembly, church also wants to halt investment in companies profiting from Israeli occupation, urges Obama to recognize Palestine.
Palestinian politics
Abbas asks Arab MKs to mediate between Fatah, Hamas, The Times of Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has suggested that Arab members of Knesset help mediate a reconciliation between the Fatah and Hamas movements, Israel Radio reported Sunday.
Occupation/Human rights
In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Even Calm Is Deadly, NPR
A close look at those so-called calm periods over time shows the killing rarely ever stops.
Israeli treasury looks to scrap Palestinian day workers' tax breaks, Local Call
Palestinians working in Israel will see thousands of shekels reduced annually from their barely sufficient salary, as per an amendment proposed by Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon.
Is Israel annexing West Bank Area C?, Al-Monitor
“Israel is actively pursuing a strategy of economic expansionism in Area C, making the Oslo Accord’s plan for a future Palestinian state not feasible,” writes Uri Savir.
Gaza
Gaza reconstruction proceeding too slowly, Ynet News
Two years since Operation Protective Edge, some 70,000 Palestinians have not been returned to their homes, and only 200 homes have been completely rebuilt.