From the Palestinian perspective, East Jerusalem comprises the old city and 16 neighboring areas, but U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called peace plan says otherwise. According to the plan, known as "Deal of the Century," which was announced by Trump on Jan. 28 during a press conference at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the old city and 14 Palestinian neighborhoods are annexed to what they called the ...
![Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Israeli leader had ordered the ministry to put the E1 plan on hold due to the extreme sensitivity. [ibtimes]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Israel/nety.jpg?itok=JApKUKB3 "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Israeli leader had ordered the ministry to put the E1 plan on hold due to the extreme sensitivity. [ibtimes]")
![Balloons in the shape of Palestinian flags were launched. [monitor]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/PALESTINE/palestinian_flag.jpg?itok=Y02OQYT0 "Balloons in the shape of Palestinian flags were launched. [monitor]")
![PLO's negotiator Muhammad Shtayyeh says that Israel's ongoing settlement building in Palestine "is a clear sign that [the Jewish state] is not interested in reaching an agreement [with us]" (AP)](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/130728_israel_palestine_ap_605.jpg?itok=jeKO27kV "PLO's negotiator Muhammad Shtayyeh says that Israel's ongoing settlement building in Palestine \"is a clear sign that [the Jewish state] is not interested in reaching an agreement [with us]\" (AP)")
![“The tenders that were published today [Sunday] ... will not only make the talks harder but would create facts on the ground that will make the two-state solution much harder”.](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/west-bank-israeli_settlements.jpg?itok=Ri5BYVww "“The tenders that were published today [Sunday] ... will not only make the talks harder but would create facts on the ground that will make the two-state solution much harder”.")
![[virtualjerusalem.com]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/face.jpg?itok=3p-O3sp0 "[virtualjerusalem.com]")
![US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with journalists from Israel's Channel 2 and the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation on November 6, 2013. [US State Department/Twitter]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/intifada.jpg?itok=lpBl6JRc "US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with journalists from Israel's Channel 2 and the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation on November 6, 2013. [US State Department/Twitter]")
