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A Palestinian reacts to tear gas fired by Israeli forces during protests against U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast initiative in the West Bank city of Ramallah. | AP Photo

Trump’s so-called Mideast ‘peace plan’ dispossesses Palestinians

Nothing is further from a peace effort than the plan that Israel and the Donald Trump administration have concocted for Palestine. Previous American administrations have all been pro-Israel, and they’ve made every effort to circumvent international law. But previous U.S. administrations have never formally challenged international law, and they considered the West Bank and Gaza occupied territories.

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Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat says Trump wants to turn the "temporary occupation [of Palestinian territory by Israel] into a permanent" one.

Palestinians Threaten to Quit Oslo Agreement Over Trump Plan

The Palestinian Liberation Organization has threatened to quit the Oslo Accords agreement that was brokered by former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1993 after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was planning to unveil his so-called "peace plan" in the coming days. 

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Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an an election campaign event in Tira, northern Israel Sept. 5, 2019. | Photo: Reuters

MIDDLE EAST | Israel: Arab Parties Emerge as Key Brokers in Forming New Gov't

The Arab Joint List, an alliance of Palestinian-Israeli parties, met Sunday to discuss whom to recommend as the country's new prime minister of Israel to be in charge of forming the government. They said Benny Gantz of the Blue and White party has to meet their demands if he wants their support. 

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