US President Donald Trump’s much-anticipated Middle East peace plan was short on surprises but not on US and Israeli claims of “historic” achievement. The initiative announced January 28 would extend Israel’s control over Jerusalem and allow it to annex a good part of West Bank settlements, including the Jordan Valley. The Palestinians, who were not involved in putting the plan together, were offered the conditional promise of demilitarised statehood, a ...
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Pope Francis at the Vatican. [jewishjournal]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Israel/pope.JPG?itok=-l7oWMWu "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Pope Francis at the Vatican. [jewishjournal]")
![“Solving the conflict with the Palestinians would enable a united front with Arab countries against Iran,” Justice Minister says. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/175049560.jpg?itok=5sVFKzcv "“Solving the conflict with the Palestinians would enable a united front with Arab countries against Iran,” Justice Minister says. [AFP]")
![US president: America can't commit itself to endless cycle of violence; senators weigh sanctions legislation that would respect 6-month deadline. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/451643619.jpg?itok=kBE6uA8m "US president: America can't commit itself to endless cycle of violence; senators weigh sanctions legislation that would respect 6-month deadline. [Getty Images]")
![The head of Lebanon's militant Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah greets the audience after speaking during a massive Shiite Muslim commemoration in southern Beirut on November 14, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/187964896.jpg?itok=XJR9xBfU "The head of Lebanon's militant Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah greets the audience after speaking during a massive Shiite Muslim commemoration in southern Beirut on November 14, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![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]")
